Entertainment Business Finance

The Entertainment Business Finance Course focuses on the financial decisions and issues facing the entertainment industry professional. During this course, students identify and evaluate entertainment business opportunities and projects using financial principles, while also learning how to raise the necessary finances to fund an entertainment company and/or project. Students develop financial projections including startup funds and pro forma income statements for their chosen business. Additional topics in the course include the development of financial decision-making skills, financial planning, capital management, operations expense management and personal finance.

Course Outline

• Identifying Entertainment Business Opportunities
• Development of Financial Decision-making Strategies
• Financial Planning
• Funding Entertainment Business Plans and/or Projects
• Pro Forma Financial Projections
• Capital Funding and Management
• Operations Expense Management
• Personal Finance