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Understand: Forecast: Manage for growth
Confused by accounting? E.g. EBIT or EBITDA!
Uncertain about Cash Flow Forecasting?
Struggling with your business plan numbers?
Feeling finance is getting out of control?
Apprehensive about VAT?
Confused by funding options for the business?
If so, come along to ‘ Get Cash Flow Confident ‘ which is a practical and stress-free way to get the financial knowledge, confidence and tools to help you understand, forecast and manage for growth. You will also get access to the highly acclaimed Talk Money video and a 5 year integrated cash flow forecasting template.
The workshop is based on a three phased approach to your learning:
- Understanding the numbers
- The key financial reports i.e. Profit & Loss, Cash Flow and Balance Sheet and how they fit together
- How to calculate break even
- Why profit isn’t the same as cash which trips up lots of companies
- How VAT works.
2. Learn how to Forecast
- Creating financial forecasts and projections
- How to forecast sales
- The importance of sensitivity
- How to use the integrated forecasting template which comes with the workshop (An Excel integrated 5 year P&L and Cash Flow model).
3. Top tips on Managing for Growth
- Essential tips on financial management e.g. accounting systems and managing your cash flow.
- What trading format is best e.g. when to incorporate
- Day-to-day management of the financial function – e.g. do you need a bookkeeper, how to find an accountant
- Raising capital without getting caught out by investors e.g. what is pre-money and post-money valuation
- Understanding how to value your business – how investors value your business e.g. PE ratios.
This interactive workshop will give you the confidence to look after the financial side of your business or understand the finances if you delegate.
As part of the workshop, you will also receive:
- Excel 5 year integrated profit & loss and cash flow forecast model worth at least £600 for you to forecast your business
- Copy of 90 minute online video “Talk Money” worth £18.00
- Workshop handouts
- Glossary and checklist
- White papers on tax for entrepreneurs
- White paper on valuation
- Legal checklist
- Post workshop email support
About The Numbers Coach, Johnny Martin
Johnny Martin FCA is an experienced Finance Director who has raised venture capital and achieved exits for investors including Baring Venture Partners. But he also has the hands on experience of the nitty-gritty of small business finance. He now demystifies business numbers and jargon for entrepreneurs and is the author of “Understanding Your Business Finances” published by Cobweb Business Information.
He is a partner at the British Library Business & IP Centre where he runs regular finance workshops. He has been awarded “High Impact” awards for his workshops in Global Entrepreneurship Week and is a regular speaker for the Startup Loans Company, Startup Britain and Enterprise Nation. He is also a director of Orla Business Management (Xero integration specialists) and runs his own self-storage business in Somerset.
