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Financial Intelligence For Business Leaders
Difficulty Intermediate
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Make better Economically Value-Added business decisions by mastering the fundamentals of business finance through Logic-Models™.
Your business has an ROE of 13.6% and you’re faced with a decision that could either improve or damage that return. How do you quickly assess the financial impact when time is your scarcest resource?
Every day, business leaders like you make decisions that either create or destroy value. The difference between those who consistently make profitable choices and those who struggle often comes down to one thing: understanding the financial logic behind business decisions.
You have two paths ahead:
1. Enroll in a lengthy formal finance qualification and learn theoretical accounting
2. Master the decision-making rules that drive profitable outcomes using Logic-Models™
This course is designed for the second path.
Who This Is For?
You’re a business leader who:
- Has built expertise in your industry but lacks formal finance training
- Wants to understand financial reports without getting lost in accounting jargon
- Needs to make quick, economically sound decisions under pressure
- Seeks practical financial insights, not academic theory
What Makes This Different ?
Traditional finance courses teach you to become an accountant. This course teaches you to think like a profitable business owner.
Using visual Logic-Models™, we’ll map out the fundamental relationships that drive business performance. Instead of memorizing formulas, you’ll understand the why behind financial decisions. Instead of complex calculations, you’ll develop the intuitive framework successful leaders use to spot value-creating opportunities.
Your Outcome
By the end of this course, when someone presents you with a business proposal, you won’t need to hand it off to your accountant. You’ll instinctively know which questions to ask, which metrics matter most, and whether the numbers add up to profitable growth.
Because in business, the best financial qualification is the ability to consistently make decisions that improve your bottom line.
About the instructor
The First Rule of Financial Survival
Why is this rule important?
Introducing the Statement of Financial Position – SOFP
The “10 Bucket System” of Analysis
Introduction to “Working Capital”
The Simple Cash Business
Bucket #1 – Cash Resources
Bucket #2 – Acquiring Resources
Bucket #3 – Work in Process
Busket #4 – Finished Goods
Bucket #8 – Owner as a Separate Legal Entity
Bucket #5 – The effects of Introducing Credit Sales
Bucket #6 – Funding the business via Creditors
Re-visiting Working Capital – MAICP
Liquidty Ratios via the Buckets
Lessons learnt in the Current Ratio
The Asset Test (or is it Acid Test?) Ratio
Bucket #7 – What about Fixed Assets
Bucket #10 – Long Term Liabilities
Bucket #9 – Retained Income
Introducing the Balance Sheet Logic-Model
Understanding “Own” versus “Owe”
“Capital Employed” vs “Employment of Capital”
The Second Rule of Financial Survival
What is the Second Rule of Financial Survival?
Introducing the Income Statement Report – SOCI
The First Rule of Financial Survival
Why is this rule important?
Introducing the Statement of Financial Position – SOFP
The “10 Bucket System” of Analysis
Introduction to “Working Capital”
The Simple Cash Business
Bucket #1 – Cash Resources
Bucket #2 – Acquiring Resources
Bucket #3 – Work in Process
Busket #4 – Finished Goods
Bucket #8 – Owner as a Separate Legal Entity
Bucket #5 – The effects of Introducing Credit Sales
Bucket #6 – Funding the business via Creditors
Re-visiting Working Capital – MAICP
Liquidty Ratios via the Buckets
Lessons learnt in the Current Ratio
The Asset Test (or is it Acid Test?) Ratio
Bucket #7 – What about Fixed Assets
Bucket #10 – Long Term Liabilities
Bucket #9 – Retained Income
Introducing the Balance Sheet Logic-Model
Understanding “Own” versus “Owe”
“Capital Employed” vs “Employment of Capital”
The Second Rule of Financial Survival
What is the Second Rule of Financial Survival?
Introducing the Income Statement Report – SOCI