Management Seminars

Business Finance and Accounting Concepts

Instructor: Susan Hughes, Ph.D. — Bio
Date: February 12, 2010
Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Location: UVM Campus, Space to be determined.
Fee: $399 single session fee

Seminar Description:

This seminar will provide non-financial professionals a survey of fundamental financial concepts, measurement principles, and tools of analysis. It promises to be both relevant and stimulating for those interested in pursuing a basic understanding of business finance.

Benefits

• Understand the components of the primary financial statements, with an emphasis on valuation, measurement, and estimates
• Learn to use the information included in the financial statements to assess an entity's financial efficiency, effectiveness and profitability
• Understand time value of money concepts with real-life applications in investment, borrowing and financial decision making
• Work with different assumptions as to cost behavior to develop cost-volume-profit and what-if scenarios

Who Should Attend:

• Small Business Owners
• Non-Financial Leaders
• Managers
• Growing Leaders

Workshop Format:
Following a brief introduction to each of the discussion topics, participants will apply the course content to real-life business situations. Special attention will be given those areas identified by participants as specific trouble areas.