Finance

Your Instructor:
Sid Tanu

Sid Tanu has an extensive background in loan origination and underwriting as the Chief Risk Officer at EnrichHER, and has held senior executive positions with Capital One, IRi Worldwide Consulting, and MinTech. Sid leads the financial services strategy for Capital Access at Open Trellis. His efforts are focused on product development, risk modeling, and the optimization of small business loan portfolios. He specializes in unsecured debt for new and small business owners, and is himself an entrepreneur and graduate of Techstars, an international startup accelerator.

Sid’s financial services career has included retail and commercial banking, payments, asset management, analytics and risk management. As a community development advocate, he has led numerous initiatives in financial literacy and startup ecosystem inclusion. He has served as a mentor and organizer with Junior Achievement, Techstars, Startup VA, Lighthouse Labs, and 1 Million Cups.

Sid holds a bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Finance and Information Systems from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and he enjoys playing tennis and discovering new music and great food.

About The Course

Finance is of paramount importance to culinary professionals as it underpins the entire culinary industry. Effective financial management ensures the sustainability and profitability of restaurants, catering businesses, and food ventures. Chefs and culinary entrepreneurs must budget for ingredients, equipment, staffing, and overhead costs, while also pricing menu items competitively to attract customers and generate revenue. Careful financial planning and tracking allow culinary professionals to maintain quality standards, invest in culinary innovation, and ultimately thrive in a highly competitive and dynamic industry.

Course Expectation

1. You must watch videos in full to mark the lesson complete and progress to the next lesson
2. On each lesson you will find video, presentation and/or support materials
   Support materials can be found under the link next to Lesson
   
3. Have a question about a particular lesson or assignment, click the chat bubble on right bottom of screen to message instructor.
   
4. At the end of the course you can upload your assignment (if applicable)
5. To receive a grade for the course you must complete the quizzes. You must pass with 80% and have 2 attempts to pass the course.
6. Some questions are auto-graded, others will require the instructors review. Please allow 3-7 business days for final grade.
7. When uploading assignments, please click upload and wait to receive a confirmation.
   
8. To leave comments or questions regarding your assignment, click the chat icon next to your uploaded assignment