Programme Description:

This course is sponsored by your Local Enterprise Office(LEO) and delivered by experienced Chartered Accountants. The program will improve your confidence in dealing with accounting. It will strengthen your understanding of business accounts, cashflow and budgetary and financial management.

Programme Outcomes:

1. Improved financial management capability to stabilise and grow your business in an environment of Brexit.
2. Use financial information to strengthen your financial position to support the business in dealing with Brexit.
3. How to carry out a Financial Health Check of your business.
4. Read, understand, interpret and analyse financial reports.
5. Prepare and review cashflow, manage cashflow and prepare for future cashflow.
6. Review cashflow, manage cashflow and prepare for future cashflow.
7. Review your internal financial management capability (including profit margins, costing, pricing, breakeven and systems).
8. Gain greater control of your relationships with external financiers, accountants and internal management team.
9. Learn how to confidently present financial information to banks, grant providers and investors.

Who Should Attend?

• Owner Managers or Finance Managers of Micro Enterprises.
• Businesses directly and indirectly affected by Brexit.
• Businesses importing and /or exporting from and to UK.
• Established business - trading for a minimum of 18 months.

Duration:

Four online group training sessions (3 hours each) plus 4 * 3 hour one to one sessions.

Your time commitment:

• Two Training Modules delivered over four half day group sessions – 12 hours online training.
• Four Follow – Up One to One Meetings with a Chartered Accountant per participant company.

Programme Dates:

• Tuesday, 23rd March.
• Wednesday 24th March.
• Tuesday 20th April.
• Wednesday 21st April.

Course Outline:

• Module 1: Financial Management 1: Understanding, Analysing and Using financial information – 6 hours online training.
• Module 2: Financial Management 2: Internal Financial Management- Cashflow, Costing, Pricing & Breakeven Analysis – 6 hours online training.

Cost:

There is no cost associated with this programme as it is fully funded by the Border Brexit Stimulus Package. For more information email Margaret.Campbell@leo.donegalcoco.ie

Express Your Interest

Places are strictly limited. Submit your expression of interest as soon as possible by completing the form and returning by email to Margaret.Campbell@leo.donegalcoco.ie

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