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The four topics are:
1. Financial Statements – the purpose, content and structure of the scorecards of business (“Knowing where to look to get information from financial statements”)

2 The Language of Finance – developing an easy familiarity with the terms and concepts used (“Communicating effectively using the language of business”)

3 The Financial Perspective – using financial awareness to make smart business decisions (Focusing business tactics and decisions of the three key result areas – profit, stability and asset utilisation)

4 Ratio Analysis – the calculation, meaning and factors influencing the most common ratios (“Transforming numbers into useful information to pinpoint important issues and trends)

Participants will be entitled to unrestricted access to www.fabeducation.com for three months from the time they register on the site.

This is a very different approach to the traditional “Finance for Non-Financial Managers” courses.

Professional Training’s programme “Business Finance for Managers and Entrepreneurs” is a blended learning programme combining interactive classroom inputs, mapped to the widely acclaimed active learning website www.fabeducation.com

The programme makes learning fast, fun and permanent. It generates momentum and confidence using an interactive mix of structured information inputs, discussions, quizzes, exercises and practice using our web-based financial modelling applications.

Participants will have access to the website during and after the course for designated exercises and self-directed practice sessions to reinforce learning.

This course is carefully defined to meet the specific needs of managers and entrepreneurs.

We don’t want managers / entrepreneurs to be accountants. We do want them to be able to speak the language of finance to communicate effectively in business situations and use the financial perspective to make smart business decisions.

Lean Six Sigma Green Belts are vital assets to any business. They are key employees equipped with specialist tools to make these ‘changes for the better’ happen. Utilising a vast array of tools, Lean Six Sigma focuses on improving speed and quality of a product or service, regardless of the industrial sector or size of the business, helping a business in becoming better and faster, providing a greater value product to the customer.

Lean Six Sigma Green Belts are extremely flexible weapons in reducing costs. They can lead cost reduction projects, simply be project team members or use Lean Six Sigma tools whilst performing key everyday activities. Green Belts help a business in becoming better and faster. Green Belts impact the bottom line.

Green Belt Training includes Lean, Six Sigma and Change Management tools and methodologies. The training focuses on utilising the most common Lean Six Sigma and Change Management tools in the execution of medium complexity projects. The format of the training will be tutor led. The training is very interactive thus there is a lot of emphasis on group dynamics and ensuring the attendees participate and interact with the trainer and each other. The training is conducted through presentations, simulations, role plays, group exercises,
discussions and case studies.

Level 1 – Reaction
The reaction of the trainees to the training programme will be evaluated at the end of each day through an informal feedback method and at the end of training programme through a formal feedback form. The results of the feedback will be shared with the Client.

Level 2 – Learning
The skills, knowledge and attitude of the trainees will be evaluated at the end of the programme by the completion of an examination. Results will be shared with the attendees and the Client.

Element 2: Money and Wealth
- The four building blocks of individual and corporate wealth

Element 3: The Financial Statements
- The two core financial equations
- The content structure and purpose of the financial statements – Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement
- Tracing the financial results back to business decisions

Element 4: Interpreting Financial Statements
- Business Ratios
- Stock Exchange Ratios
- Financial Jargon and common terms

Element 5: Financial Techniques – Sensitivity Analysis

Element 6: Financial Techniques – Break-even Analysis
- Fixed and Variable costs
- Break-even Analysis
- Marginal pricing decisions

Element 7: Budgeting & Financial Modeling
- Budgeting techniques
- Financial Modelling

Element 8: Finance in Action – The “Luxury Leathers” case study brief
Apply the knowledge and techniques learned on the programme to the case study provided to:
- Assess the current status and issues facing the company
- Put forward recommendations to improve performance
- Explain how the recommendations will work and what potential side effects might be expected.

Element 9: Saving “Luxury Leathers” – a dynamic group activity
- Exploring and assessing the proposals from the group using a financial modeling application.

Element 10: Linking Business and International Finance
- Gearing, profit and Interest rates in an individual business
- Borrowing, National Income, Interest and Currency exchange rates
- When countries share the same rates but different economic growth trends.

Assignment carries 50% of the marks
Candidates will be required to carry out an assignment and produce evidence of planning, researching, conducting and evaluating a training session. The assignment should identify theoretical understanding and practical application, on a range of specific learning outcomes and can take the form of a case study, action research or a reflective piece of work which will require the candidate to research and present information in relation to adult learning.