Live Webinar April 15th, 2015 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C  – Free PDU
Presented by American Management Association (REP 1294)
Although the AMA is an REP this opportunity may not have a course number Contact the AMA for further information.

Do You Understand Financial Statements?

This webcast explains and helps you understand financial statements, digging into the nitty-gritty of the Balance Sheet, P&L, and Cash Flow.

For an hour, you’ll get practical examples and learn tips you can easily use to read financial statements in your organization, whether a large publicly-held company or a start-up.

You will identify the main parts of financial statements, distinguish the main functions of each statement, and interpret the numbers to make sound financial decisions.

This program focuses on the key challenges facing start-up founders, small business owners, and managers with P&L responsibility in reading financial statements and using them to make sound financial decisions.

This session will address the following questions:

• Why is it important to understand and interpret the financial statements in your business?
• What is an income statement and why is it important?
• What is a cash flow statement and why is it important?
• How can the balance sheet show your company’s worth?
• What is the financial statements dashboard?
• How can you use the financial dashboard to speak to your banker and accountant?
• How can you use a financial dashboard to make profit?

Whether you are a project manager still struggling to come up for air or a new start-up founder, this webcast offers you specific, practical, applicable tips to conquer financial statements before they conquer you!

While attending this program is FREE, reservations are required – However most AMA webinars are recorded for later viewing.

Presenter:  Dawn Fotopulos (LinkedIn profile) is the founder of BestSmallBizHelp.com, an award-winning blog and resource site for small-businesspeople.  She has helped turn around over 300 small businesses. A former banker, she is currently an Associate Professor of Business at The King’s College in Manhattan.  Her book Accounting for the Numberphobic: A Survival Guide for Small Business Owners  is a practical survival guide for small business owners and start-ups alike.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Areas: 7 – Cost

• 7.1 Plan Cost Management
• 7.2 Estimate Costs
• 7.3 Determine Budget
• 7.4 Control Costs

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

Click to register for How To Read Financial Statements

For another great professional development learning opportunity Check out Blair Cook’s Recorded Accounting Online Course.   Presented as a Free Category C  PDU or a paid Category B PDU this fast moving dynamic presentation will provide you with everything you need to know from analyzing business transactions to creating income statements and balance sheets!

Click to view (as 1 cat C PDU) or purchase (as 1.5 cat B PDU) 
Learn Accounting In 1 Hour– Really!