Funding Expert

Become a Funding Expert

This course is for you if you like to assist entrepreneurs to raise capital, recommend the best funds, draft business plans and assist with the full application process.

Dagmar Breiling, our experienced Funding Strategist from Funding Connection will guide you through everything you need to know to become a Funding Expert.

In this program, you will learn about the funding industry in South Africa. More specifically you will learn everything a Funding Expert needs to know and create your own successful business in this space. We will cover the major funding institutions and programs available, so you can assist companies in accessing these funds. We will also provide helpful information on how to run and grow your business.

The program consists of 9 modules, each covering a particular aspect of the business, everything presented in easy to understand videos, we will share with you lots of templates we use in our own company and we will have a 2 days workshop in our office in Hillcrest, Durban. Once a week you have the opportunity to talk to our experts and ask them questions about business plans, the different loans and grant funds and how to start your own successful business.

This course is not available at the moment, but you can email me to be added to the waiting list. Add me to the Waiting List for the Funding Expert Course


Your Instructor


Dagmar Breiling
Dagmar Breiling

Dagmar is passionate about business, service and commitment. She holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Kiel, Germany. Her expertise will guide you and analyse your business opportunities.

After a decade in the service and retail industry, she worked at the German Economic Development Corporation in Germany as a Project Manager, where she offered support to start-ups as well as existing companies.

She lectured and created workshops on various business topics. She was instrumental in starting up various restaurants and consultancies, and due to her reputation for developing successful business concepts, she was approached by numerous businesses, including the Deutsche Telekom for assistance. In South Africa, she has worked with many companies helping them to access grants and loans from local and international organisations and government departments with bankable business plans, advice and practical support to apply for funding.

Dagmar has grown her own business from a one woman show to a 12 full time team and minimum doubled her sales every year since she started her consulting business.



Course Curriculum


  Module 1 Introduction
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  Module 2 Grants
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  Module 3 Loans
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  Module 4 Equity Funding
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  Module 5: Business Plan
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  Module Business Plan part 2
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  Module 6 Financials part 1
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  Business Plan Financial Forecast part 2
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  Module 7 Revenue Model
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  Module 8 Organise your Business
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  Module 9 Marketing your Business
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  Extra Downloads
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Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The new course starts on the 15 of September and will go over 6 months. There are a 3 months learning period and 3 months of an implementing phase. You have once a week a Q&A with Dagmar and you can ask her all your questions regarding funding, business plans and how to set up a successful business for yourself.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
Is this course for me?
This course is for you if you love to support entrepreneurs to raise funding and draft business plans for them. I recommend that you have some sort of experience or expertise in this field as a business owner, accountant or anything related. This background knowledge will make it so much easier for you to follow the content and implement everything in this short time.
How does this course work?
This is a self-study course and all of the materials are available inside our Online Course Hub. You will receive new video training and templates each week, just to make sure you are not overwhelmed with information. Every week we will have a video call to different topics, so you can ask all your questions you may have.
What if I have questions during the course?
We offer every week a live Q&A to different topics and you can ask all your questions in a group video call.
Who is Dagmar Breiling and why is she qualified to teach me?
Dagmar is a serial entrepreneur and an international experienced Funding Strategist, she started her own consulting firm in South Africa and built it up to a multi 7 figure business. She assists entrepreneurs to access funding, drafting professional business plans and offers support to apply for funding with her team of at the moment 10 people. She shares all her tips and tricks on how you can assist entrepreneurs to start their own business, draft business plans and apply for funding. You will get access to all the templates you need to offer the different services and organise your business.

This course is closed for enrollment.