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ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE GUIDED INSTRUCTION PROGRAM

WEEK 5 | FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL

Learn how to manage cash, strengthen financial controls, and reduce business risk.

THIS WEEK’S FOCUS

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This week focuses on the systems entrepreneurs use to manage money and protect the financial health of a business. You will explore cash-management tactics, distinguish between internal and external controls, and evaluate business risks that could affect operations, assets, and long-term financial stability.

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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By the end of Week 5, you will be able to:

  • Describe tactics for cash management as a process to monitor, control, and optimize cash flow.

  • Distinguish between internal and external controls implemented by businesses.

  • Assess business risks and identify an appropriate mitigation strategy to reduce or prevent the impact of the risk.

WEEK 5 | COURSE ACTIVITIES

Complete the assigned Week 5 activities in your Intuit for Education classroom.

ACTIVITY 1​

Managing Your Cash​

Explore cash-management tactics such as budgeting, forecasting, expense control, managing receivables, and optimizing payables to support healthy cash flow.

ACTIVITY 2​

Comparing Business and Personal Budgets

Compare how budgeting is used in both personal and business settings and consider how disciplined planning supports stronger financial decisions.

ACTIVITY 3​

Controlling and Managing Finances

Apply financial-control concepts through Intuit simulations that focus on reviewing financial documents and cash-flow information in QuickBooks.

WEEK 5 | LIVE GUIDED INSTRUCTION​

Live Guided Instruction​

Apply cash-management, financial-control, and risk-management concepts to your own business. Identify the systems, responsibilities, review practices, and safeguards your business needs to protect money, monitor activity, and reduce financial risk.

LIVE SESSION​

Week 5 Live Guided Instruction​

Friday, October 30, 2026 | 7:00 PM ET
Live via Zoom

WEEK 5 | GUIDED INSTRUCTION MATERIALS​​

Access supplemental resources designed to help you build practical financial-management and control practices for your business.

Week 5 Guided Instruction Packet

Apply cash-management, internal-control, external-control, and risk-management concepts to your own business.

 

Complete your My Financial Controls & Risk Plan portfolio activity and determine: How will I protect and manage it?

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