Business Basics for Consulting

Buckle up for a crash course through the business basics (finance, accounting, strategy) you need to know for your case interview and Day 1 in consulting. Over 22 lessons, we cover:

• The 4 types of Financial Statements and what they mean
• Profitability, Market Share, and Market Sizing equations
• Cash Flows
• Business calculations and formulas
• and more!

You’ll pick up invaluable business strategy insights along the way as you learn the mechanics of Business Basics for Consulting!

Your syllabus for the course:

Module 1: Business Basics Intro

• Lesson 1: Intro to Business Basics for Consulting

Module 2: Foundational Formulas

• Lesson 2: Profit Equation
• Lesson 3: Market Size Equation
• Lesson 4: Market Share Equation

Module 3: Financial Statements

• Lesson 5: Financial Statement Overview
• Lesson 6: Annual Report
• Lesson 7: 10K
• Lesson 8: 10Q
• Lesson 9: P&L Statement

Module 4: Revenues and Costs

• Lesson 10: Revenue
• Lesson 11: Variable Costs
• Lesson 12: Fixed Costs

Module 5: Balance Sheet

• Lesson 13: Balance Sheet Overview
• Lesson 14: Assets
• Lesson 15: Liabilities

Module 6: Cash Flow

• Lesson 16: Cash Flow Statement
• Lesson 17: Operating Cash Flow
• Lesson 18: Investing Cash Flow
• Lesson 19: Financing Cash Flow

Module 7: Calculations

• Lesson 20: Operating Calculations
• Lesson 21: Strategic Calcs Overview
• Lesson 22: M&A Calculations