Event Details

Duration: 1-Day Practical Training (8 Hours)
Timing: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (including breaks)
Location: Location shared via email ( Complete Address )
Format: Classroom Training (Virtual option available on request)
Language: English
Certificate: Course Completion Certificate
PDUs Awarded: 8 Professional Development Units
Contact: info@learnerring.com

Event Description:

Understand the Language of Business – Finance Made Simple!

Are you a manager, entrepreneur, or professional who wants to make better business decisions using financial data?
Join our Business Finance Basics Workshop – a hands-on, practical one-day program designed to help you understand financial statements, budgeting, and key financial concepts that drive organizational success.

This workshop simplifies complex financial topics, enabling non-finance professionals to interpret financial reports, analyze company performance, and make informed budgeting decisions. Whether you’re managing a team, running your own business, or aspiring to move into a leadership role, mastering business finance will help you make smarter, data-driven choices.

What You Will Learn:

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

✅ Understand the importance of finance in business operations
✅ Identify and interpret key financial statements — Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement, and Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
✅ Analyze business performance using financial data
✅ Apply budgeting principles to plan and control financial activities
✅ Prepare and monitor effective operating and activity-based budgets
✅ Gain confidence in making financially sound business decisions

Who Should Attend:

This course is ideal for:

Business owners and entrepreneurs
Managers and team leaders
Professionals from non-financial backgrounds
Aspiring leaders and decision-makers
Anyone who wants to strengthen their financial acumen

Workshop Agenda:

🕘 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Welcome & Introduction
• Course overview
• Understanding the role of finance in business success

🕤 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Module 1: Reviewing Financial Basics
• Importance and benefits of finance
• Overview of major financial statements
• How finance drives business decisions

🕥 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Module 2: Interpreting Balance Sheets
• Elements of a balance sheet – assets, liabilities, equity
• Analyzing company strength and stability
• Case study: Interpreting a real balance sheet

☕ 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM | Tea / Coffee Break

🕛 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM | Module 3: Interpreting Income Statements
• Understanding revenues, costs, and profits
• How to assess business performance and profitability
• Practical examples and exercises

🍽️ 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch Break

🕐 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Module 4: Interpreting Other Financial Statements
• Reading Cash Flow Statements
• Understanding the Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
• Financial statements for non-profits
• Notes to financial statements and what they reveal

🕝 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Module 5: Planning a Budgeting Approach
• Budgeting principles and objectives
• Deciding what and how to budget
• Setting financial goals for your department or business

☕ 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM | Refreshment Break

🕞 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM | Module 6: Utilizing Budgets
• Preparing an operating budget
• Understanding activity-based budgeting
• Monitoring and controlling budgets effectively

🕔 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM | Wrap-Up & Q&A Session
• Recap of key learning points
• Interactive discussion and feedback

Key Takeaways:

✔️ Understand core business finance concepts
✔️ Gain confidence in analyzing financial data
✔️ Learn budgeting techniques for better financial control
✔️ Improve communication with finance teams and stakeholders
✔️ Make informed, strategic business decisions

Event Highlights:

Practical, real-world examples
Interactive sessions with group exercises
Expert facilitator-led workshop
Comprehensive learning materials provided
Certificate of Completion

Business Finance Basics 1-Day Workshop | Round Rock, TX