Course Syllabus

These topics will be discussed:

• Business Budget: We will discuss the different aspects of a business budget and how to implement a discipline for your budget that will be reasonable for your staff. 
• Cash Flow & Related Issues: We will cover the basics of cash flow, short-term cash flow, long-term cash flow, how they affect your P&L statement and profit sheets.
• Business Savings and Cost Cutting: We will discuss the various areas of savings and cost cutting to explore in your company. We will also discuss employee  involvement and motivation and non-traditional areas to examine.
• Payroll Budgeting: We will cover the basics of payroll budgeting, essentials to keep in mind, and both the trend in handling them and some non-traditional methods.
• Tax Concerns: We will discuss effective strategies for managing taxes is to establish a budget for your company's taxes.
• Business Plan: We will cover the importance of creating a business plan, how to create one and how to make it a strong presentation.
• Business P&L Reports: We will take an overview of your Profit & Loss Reports, what goes where, how to read them and the essentials for a successful business manager to know.
• Profit Margin Guarantees & Staying in the Black:  We will cover basic and popular theories and practices in the business world.
• Balance Sheets and the Business Cycle: We will cover the importance and uses of the company's Balance Sheet and we will briefly visit the concepts of the Business Cycle.
• Traps and Mishaps: We will address the dilemma of overcoming our inevitable errors in business and managementCompany Savings.
• We will focus on savings and how to make the most progress toward savings by utilizing the good will and brain power of your staff. You will have an overview of how to continue to increase your company's savings and how to encourage sales and staff members with rewards without giving away the savings.