Training Course: Essentials of Business Numeracy

Training Course Summary:

However much you may have hated maths at school, there's no getting away from the fact that figures feature largely in all aspects of business life. Whether it's planning targets, calculating commission payments or using numerical information to put together presentations and proposals, a good solid knowledge of how numbers work is essential. This course is very practically focused - looking at real life situations and case studies. We aim to improve your confidence by keeping the course relaxed, fun and as interactive as possible - and we promise absolutely no trigonometry!

Benefits:


Improve your confidence in using numbers in business
Understand the basics of %'s
Appreciate how the business operates and the key business ratios
Be able to to interpret management reports
Understand how prices are determined
Be confident with business terminology

Who Should Attend:

Any business professional who needs to gain more confidence when working with figures.

Training Course Overview/Content:

A quick refresher on percentages and increases/decreases
How to use averages and the dangers in their use
Cost price and selling price
The impact of VAT
How to do interest calculations
The Business Cycle - how money flows in the business
Financial reports and management reports
The key business ratios, trends and what they mean
Different types of cost, and their use in business decisions
Budgets and forecasts, and what they mean
Decision making using numerical information