Know Your Numbers and Increase Your Bottom Line!!

04/25/2024 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM CT

Admission

  • $150.00

Description

Know Your Numbers and Increase Your Bottom Line!!

April 25 8:30am-4:30pm & April 26 One-On-One Appointment | At CCHE
Instructors & Partners: Curt Walczak, Associate Regional Director Northland SBDC, and Pat Campanaro, SBDC


Join us in an interactive two-day presentation analyzing how your business can increase your bottom line by paying regular attention to a handful of key performance indicators

April 25 we will work as a team to understand and apply these concepts. Participants will have the option to set an appointment to meet one-on-one the next day (April 26) to discuss their individual business finances with Curt & Pat. 
 

We will discuss:

  • Income statement and balance sheet
    • Types of accounts and where they belong
    • The relationship between the income statement and Balance sheet
    • What information each statement reports
  • Break Even
    • How to calculate the zero point
    • How to use break even in different projects i.e. hiring an employee or  buying equipment
  • Margin and Markup
    • Define the difference between the two ways of determining a sale price
    • Why margin produces more profit
  • Ratios and Benchmarking
    • What is a ratio?
    • What do ratios measure?
    • How to use benchmarking standards 
  • Finding Cash in Your Business
    • The role of cash in your business
    • How accounts receivable affect cash
  • Banking Relationships
    • LOC rules of thumb
    • What is the LOC used for
    • Equity is needed for a loan
    • SBA Loan types:  504;  7a; Express;  PLP Lender
    • Bank Checklist
  • Cash Flow Projections

This event includes lunch, if you have any dietary concerns please contact gethelp@mycche.org

Curt Walczak, Associate Regional Director Northland SBDC, and Pat Campanaro, SBDC consultant will present this two-day-long workshop.