Elvis Cornerstone

Vice-President, Accra Business School, GH

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Contact Details

Email: e.cornerstone@ief.edu.gh

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Biography

Elvis is a Professor of Financial Economics with over 20 years’ experience in his specialised field. He is the Vice-President of Accra Business School and doubles up as Chair of the Economics Group of the Institute of Economics and Finance. Prior to this, he was a full-time Professor with Swiss UMEF University, Geneva, Switzerland. During his term of office, he was also the Regional Director for Africa and later, acted as the Director of Academic Affairs for the University campus in Kabul, Afghanistan. He had previously lectured on a full-time basis at Bangor University in the United Kingdom; the same university he obtained both his Masters and PhD qualifications. He has taught various undergraduate and postgraduate courses across Europe, Asia and Africa. He is a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy and an Honorary Senior Fellow of the Boardroom Institute. Prior to academia, Elvis was a professional in development financing on the local and international fronts. He has assessed and managed loan portfolio projects across various sectors and industries for several countries. During his term of office at the African Development Bank in Tunisia, for instance, his assignment involved the assessment of additionality and development outcomes of private sector projects, including financial institutions, across the African continent. He provides consultancy services to international organisations, diplomatic missions, governments, and private sector institutions. He is a Board Director for Global Alliance Office on Drugs and Crime and serves as Chair of the Audit Committee for the same Organisation.

Courses

Course Title	Course Code	Course Category	Credit Hours
MBA Essentials MBA Essentials	IEF-1180	Business Economics	30
Modern Economic Diplomacy	IEF-1165	Economic Diplomacy	18
The Regulatory Environment & Trade	IEF-1164	Economic Diplomacy	18
The Economic Role of Embassies	IEF-1163	Economic Diplomacy	18
Trade & Investment Promotion	IEF-1162	Economic Diplomacy	18
Business Delegations & Trade Exhibitions	IEF-1161	Economic Diplomacy	18
Sanctions in Economic Diplomacy	IEF-1160	Economic Diplomacy	18
Trade Agreements & Multilateral Trading System	IEF-1159	Economic Diplomacy	18
Corporate Banking	IEF-1172	Banking	18
Cross-border Trade	IEF-1128	Business Economics	18
Introducing Central Banking	IEF-1121	Central Banking	18
Government Banker & Advisor	IEF-1122	Central Banking	18
Money & Banking System Management	IEF-1123	Central Banking	18
Money Creation & Monetary Policy	IEF1124	Central Banking	18
Introducing Energy Policy	IEF-1116	Energy & Policy	18
Energy Risk Management	IEF-1118	Energy & Policy	18
Energy Finance	IEF-1119	Energy & Policy	18
Introducing Government Finance	IEF1111	Public Finance	18
Public Sector Accounting & Budgeting	IEF-1112	Public Finance	0
Forecasting & Cost Analysis	IEF-1113	Public Finance	0
Social Security & Social Insurance	IEF-1156	Public Finance	0
Taxation	IEF-1114	Public Finance	0
Market Failures	IEF-1155	Public Policy	0
State Ownership, Privatisation & Regulation	IEF-1108	Public Policy	0
Industrial Policy	IEF-1109	Public Policy	0
Government Failure	IEF-1107	Public Policy	0
Bank Risk Management	IEF-1102	Banking	18
Microfinance Ecosystem & Application	IEF-1134	Microfinance	0
Microfinance Technology & Analytics	IEF-1135	Microfinance	0
Microfinance Indicators & Impact	IEF-1137	Microfinance	0
Finance for Non-Finance Managers	IEF-1146	Managerial Finance	18
Building a 3-Statement Financial Model	IEF-1150	Financial Modelling	18
Business Valuation Modelling	IEF-1151	Financial Modelling	18
FP&A Monthly Cash Flow Forecast Model	IEF-1152	Financial Modelling	30
Scenario & Sensitivity Analysis	IEF-1153	Financial Modelling	18
Dashboards & Data Visualisation	IEF-1174	Financial Modelling	18
PowerPoint & Pitchbooks	IEF-1175	Financial Modelling	18
Introducing Trade Finance	IEF-1138	Trade Finance	0
Documentary Credits	IEF-1139	Trade Finance	0
Documentary Collections	IEF-1140	Trade Finance	0
Standby Letters of Credit	IEF-1141	Trade Finance	0
Trade Finance Guarantees	IEF-1142	Trade Finance	0
Trade Finance Compliance	IEF-1143	Trade Finance	0
Cross-border Trade	IEF-1128	Trade Finance	18
Supply Chain Finance	IEF-1157	Trade Finance	18
Fraud Detection & Prevention	IEF-1132	Banking	0
Fraud & Reputational Risk	IEF-1144	Trade Finance	0
Digital Lending	IEF-1178	Microfinance	18
Digital Lending	IEF-1178	Banking	18
Advanced Financial Modelling & Valuation	IEF-1154	Financial Modelling	18
Digital Trade Finance & Fintechs	IEF-1145	Trade Finance	0
Banking Regulations & Supervision	IEF-1104	Microfinance	18
Globalisation & Multinational Business	IEF-1129	Business Economics	0
Tools & Techniques in Monetary Policy	IEF105	Central Banking	18
Evaluating Public Policy	IEF-1110	Public Policy	0
Banking Regulations & Supervision	IEF-1104	Banking	18
Digital Banking & Fintech Leadership	IEF-1169	Banking	18
Digital Banking & Fintech Regulation	IEF-1170	Banking	18
Digital Banking & Fintech Leadership	IEF-1169	Microfinance	18
Digital Banking & Fintech Regulation	IEF-1170	Microfinance	18
Entrepreneurship Essentials	IEF-1177	Business Economics	18
Banking Regulations & Supervision	IEF-1104	Central Banking	18
Digital Banking & Fintech Regulation	IEF-1170	Central Banking	18

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Success in business can be greatly enhanced with an understanding of key entrepreneurial characteristics and competencies solutions. Experience of a seasoned entrepreneur is precious — and no matter how many theoretical models you study, you simply can’t replace the experience they’ve gained through actually doing the work, failing, and succeeding.

This interactive course is designed and led by seasoned entrepreneurs to help you propel your business in the right direction and stay motivated when you need it the most. The course also provides potential entrepreneurs with the knowledge of succeeding in an entrepreneurial opportunity. This course is not going to do the work for you but you’ll get the clarity and confidence to do the work yourself. Practical skills covered in this course include identifying entrepreneurial opportunities, creating a business plan, securing financial backing and coordinating business growth.

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» Understand operational challenges involved with creating new business ventures.
» Explore and appreciate the risks and rewards of entrepreneurship.
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» Fully embrace ambiguity and get comfortable with being challenged regularly.

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By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
» Describe the entrepreneurial process and know how to manage it.
» Identify and evaluate an idea; assess the market.
» Leverage experiments to validate your idea and refine your business strategy.
» Recognize opportunities to develop new business ideas.
» Discover the key financial decisions any entrepreneur must make in the early stages of a new venture.
» Understand the process of raising capital and how to speak to investors.
» Identify the market opportunities by deep market study.
» Get traction on how to implement sales strategy to have growth in your startup and generate revenues.
» Make your marketing plan that can support your business and help in generating leads.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND/REGISTER?
This programme is ideal for active or aspiring entrepreneurs, someone who is looking to gain an understanding of how businesses are built, students who wish to become entrepreneurs or are already part of a growing business to nourish the business idea in the making, or to help your business grow and flourish."
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