Business Finance Training
We offer a range of business finance training courses, and will tailor them to your needs. Click on the title for more detail about each course.
Business Finance and Decision Making for Directors
Our two-day “Business Finance and Decision Making for Directors” provides intensive coverage of the key issues in business finance and decision making, with a focus on using financial information for improvement.
The course is highly interactive, with numerous group exercises, and involves making “hands-on” decisions with financial information.
Finance for Non-Financial Managers: The “Make a Million” Simulation
An enjoyable, yet challenging test of ability which places a strong emphasis on crucial business skills including financial management, strategic planning, people development, and marketing. The game can be played with up to five teams with three to five players in each team.
The simulation is interspersed with various input sessions on key aspects of financial management:
• Cashflow
• The Income and Expenditure Statement
• The Balance Sheet
• Managing the performance of processes and projects
B2B Pricing Strategy and Margin Improvement
“B2B Pricing Strategy and Margin Improvement” is a one-day course which will explain the key elements of a profitable pricing strategy. The focus of the course is the “value” that your products and services create over their competitors.
Working Capital Management and Cashflow Improvement
“Working Capital Management and Cashflow Improvement” is aimed at owners and managers of small and medium sized enterprises who need to improve their essential business finance skills. Owners, directors and managers will all benefit from reviewing the working capital position of their business and developing a plan to boost cashflow.
Preparing a Business Case
“Preparing a Business Case” is aimed at owners and managers in small and medium sized enterprises who need to develop, or understand, business cases. Managers in all areas – finance, operations and marketing will benefit from an understanding of the elements that make a difference in preparing and reviewing the business case for investment or improvement.
An Introduction to Throughput Accounting
Throughput Accounting supports lean management by providing flow focused management accounting tools to support visual workplace measures for rapid decision making and improvement. Throughput Accounting should be an integral part of the lean management system, as well as a vital tool for strategic decision making.
This one-day course provides an introduction to the tools and philosophy of Throughput Accounting. The programme is aimed at finance staff and operational managers. The programme includes several interactive decision-making exercises.
There is an option to run a second-day with the “Theory of Constraints Executive Challenge” a simulation game for management teams based on “The Goal”.