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Finance Simplified
Understanding & Interpreting Financial Information

Date: November 17, 2009
Time: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Location: Springfield, MO
Fee: $195
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This seminar will help you to understand the terminology of financial statements, to gain confidence in interacting with others on your management team, and to improve your decision-making abilityLearn to analyze and understand financial information and how to use this information to your advantage.

Course Objectives:

  • To understand accounting and financial language

  • To understand the role and importance of finance in the organization structure

  • To develop read and interpret financial statements

 Key Information:

 Accounting Basics

  • Accounting Equations
    -Assets = Liabilities + Equity

  • Elements of the Accounting equation
    -Assets, Liabilities, Equity, Income Expenses

The Basic Financial Statements

  •  Income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows
    - Interrelationships among the statements
     -  Understand how various transactions affect these statements

  • Build a company’s balance sheet

  • Complete one accounting cycle

Financial Statement Analysis           

  • Performing Financial Ratios
    - Profitability Ratios
    - Asset utilization Rations
    - Liquidity Rations
    - Debit Utilizations Ration

Management of Business Performance

  • Management Applications
    - Managing
    - Controlling
    - Decision making
    - External reporting

Benefits of Attending

  • Be more valuable to your organization by gaining skills in financial management

  • Understand the terminology and methods of your company’s financial managers or consultants

  • Gain the confidence this knowledge will bring so you can interact more effectively with others on your team

  • Improve your decision-making abilities by utilizing information in financial statements


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You can also register for Finance Simplified or any other MDI class by calling (417) 836-5667 or 1-800-733-3203 or  E-Mail MDI@missouristate.edu. 

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