Essential Financial Insights for Business Success: A Practical Guide to Managing and Understanding Finances

Description

Managing finances is one of the biggest challenges for small business owners. Understanding financial statements, cash flow, and budgeting is crucial for making informed decisions, ensuring profitability, and sustaining long-term success.

Our 2-Day Small Business Finance Training Programme is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and confidence needed to take charge of their business accounts. Through practical learning, real-world examples, and hands-on exercises, you’ll develop the skills to manage your company’s financial affairs with ease.

Why Join This Course?

• Gain a clear understanding of financial statements
• Learn how to analyse Profit & Loss and Balance Sheets
• Master bank reconciliations and cash flow management
• Discover how to create budgets and financial forecasts
• Understand key financial indicators for better decision-making
• Get hands-on with financial software and apps to streamline your accounting

Who Should Attend?

Entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small business owners who want to gain control over their company’s finances—no prior accounting experience required!

Limited seats available

Trainer:

Melanie Guing Ryan MBA, MMI & AAT- Midland Business Training - Self Employed since 1999 to present as a Business Trainer, Consultant, Mentor, External Supervisor & Accredited Mediator, specializing in Workplace Mediation. Melanie delivers training sessions and workshops in a dynamic and fresh style, with lasting impact on her participants. With finance, her ability to keep it simple and to give participants a back to basics understanding of small business finance has added value to those who participate in her training programmes. Melanie’s techniques and unique approach enable people to transform their way of thinking and develop what they need to become effective Leaders. In relation to workplace mediation, Melanie concentrated her MBA around effective behaviours in business and the cost of conflict.

** In respect of all programmes hosted by Carlow County Council – Local Enterprise Office priority is given to County Carlow based participants.