Create a report card on your company's financial health. A balance sheet is a summary of your company's assets, liabilities, and net worth. This workshop demonstrates how to properly prepare and analyze this important financial report.
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You may have revenue on the books, but your clients have not paid their invoices yet. How will you pay to operate your company until they do? This cash crunch dilemma is faced by many small businesses. Learn how to track your cash.
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Profitability provides financial leverage to ensure sustainability. You need profit to reinvest and keep growing — to buy new equipment, hire new employees, or enter a new market. This workshop provides strategies for staying profitable.
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How much money is your company actually making? A profit and loss statement is as simple as a few short calculations. Learn how to calculate your net sales, gross margin and net operating costs to determine your actual net profit before taxes.
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Because cash flows in and out of a company, cash on hand varies. This workshop describes how to develop a cash budget, or cash forecast, so that when you need cash to meet short-term obligations like payroll, you have enough on reserve.
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A financial ratio is a very useful tool for evaluating the health of a business. This workshop demonstrates how to calculate and analyze four basic ratios: liquidity, operations, profitability, and working capital.
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Capital is the lifeblood of small businesses. But how much is necessary? Too much and you may go into debt. Too little, and you may paralyze operations. This workshop provides strategies that can help you make the right decisions.
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Choosing the optimum price for your goods and services can be tricky. Learn how to calculate a price that is neither too high, which may damage your profit margin, nor too low, which could impact your reputation for quality.
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All businesses reach a growth plateau at some point. Additional capital may be required to spur additional growth. This workshop explores the pros and cons of engaging partners or investors for outside financing.
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If you are selling, merging, going public, or taking on outside investors, you will need to know the fair market value of your company. Learn calculations based on company income and assets and the value of similar businesses in the market.
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It may not always be obvious if your company is financially healthy. The following workshops explain how to complete and analyze important financial reports that can help provide the answers. You will also learn strategies for managing cash flow, accurately assessing your need for capital, properly pricing your products, and more.