Course description

This financial management course for cooperatives will allow student to learn strategic planning, organizing, controlling, and monitoring of financial resources to achieve the cooperative's goals while upholding its principles of democracy, equity, and service to its members. Unlike traditional businesses, where the primary objective is profit maximization, cooperatives prioritize the welfare of their members and the community. Financial management ensures that the cooperative remains sustainable and capable of delivering economic and social benefits to its members.

What will i learn?

• Learn the basics of financial management for cooperatives
• Learn the basic financial statements
• Unique aspect of the Cooperative Finance
• Budgeting and planning principles
• Financial Statement Analysis, Capital Structure and Fund Management
• Cooperative Risk Management
• Government and Financial Oversight, Cooperative Taxation and Legal Complianceand

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