Maximum Performance Training Workshops
Finance for Non-financial Business People
In today's competitive business environment, it is more important than ever to understand the basic financial aspects of a business.
The purpose of this workshop is not to transform you into an accountant! The objective of this one-day workshop is to help you learn to read and analyze the most common financial documents used by businesses. You will be able to interpret data from these documents so that you can make some basic assumptions. These assumptions will give you a better understanding of the financial condition of a business.
This workshop utilizes exercises and case studies from "real-life" businesses in your industry. Our instructor will customize the workshop to include your organization's financials as well as those financials available from your vendors, customers, or competitors.
Understanding and applying basic financial analysis will enhance your position as a professional!
Who should attend?
- Owners/Managers
- Sales Managers
- Salespeople
- Bookkeepers
- Anyone who would like to better understand Business Finance
What you'll learn
In this one-day workshop you will learn how to apply the following topics to increase your financial expertise:
- Understand the terms used by financial professionals
- Understand what financial reports mean and measure
- Learn to calculate and analyze financial rations
- Learn to recognize, define, and understand a Balance Sheet Report and an Income Statement
- Learn to recognize, define, and understand a Cash Flow Statement
- Understand the characteristics of financial reports and how they interrelate with one another
- Learn what Bankers and Financial Analysts look for in finance data
- Develop scorecards to measure the performance of your organization
- And much more...
Our Facilitator/Instructor is Don Hopp, CPA. Don has established a niche within the corporate community by developing and conducting expert, custom-designed financial training courses to small businesses and large corporations. Don translates a complex topic into common sense, easy to understand language. He has a great ability to take a dry topic and make it a fun learning experience!