LEVEL: Intermediate
OBJECTIVE
This high-level online course will introduce an approach for diagnosing business problems and maximizing financing opportunities in a complex and ever changing economic environment.
WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE
Business Diagnostics FastTrack is for professionals looking for a new, fresh approach to corporate diagnostic checks and financing applications.
BENEFITS OF TAKING THIS COURSE
Seasoned commercial bankers are now pointing to a serious triple threat to business borrowers: potential interest rate increases, industry sector lending caps, and tightened credit adjudication. Securing the right financing deal can make the difference between growth, stagnation, or business failure. On completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Craft a comprehensive ‘size up’ of an existing business operation, pinpointing external opportunities and threats, and internal strengths and weaknesses
• Understand ‘diagnostic checks’ required to ensure a satisfactory degree of corporate health and staying power for their clients or their own business operations
• Build stronger and more trusting relationships by assisting their clients with effective applications for financing (addressing key risk concerns from the perspective of a commercial lender or equity investor).
CONTENT
Business Diagnostics FastTrack focuses on practical tools, referred to as “grids”, to guide attendees through: Funding Alternatives, External and Internal Business Environment reviews, Strategic Direction, and Risk from the perspective of a commercial banker. A detailed, real-life scenario illustrates many aspects of the content covered throughout the course.
In this fast-paced course, attendees are shown how to structure a request for funding and are introduced to the Enterprise Review Summary (ERS), a 5-6 page tactical document.
In addition to review questions in each module, an optional 20-question final test is provided at the end of the course that, upon passing, generates a certificate. (The optional 5-module Reference Series (Business Diagnostics) provides greater depth to the topics covered in Business Diagnostics FastTrack. An additional 30-question final test is also provided, together with a certificate on successful completion.)
NOTE
Both Business Diagnostics FastTrack and the Reference Series are based on the 7-module Business Diagnostics Online course, a one-day seminar “Getting the Bank to Say ‘Yes’”, and the business publication “Business Diagnostics”, 2nd Edition 2007, written by Richard Mimick and Michael Thompson.
COMMENTS FROM COURSE REVIEWERS OF BUSINESS DIAGNOSTICS ONLINE (2007)
“The modules were very well presented – easy to follow, and I did not feel like I’d been staring at a computer screen for hours. I have always shied away from taking on-line courses, but after viewing this I would definitely consider taking one in future.” “This is a great tool! It was informative at the same time interesting and the interactive nature of the online learning made it fun.”
DURATION
Business Diagnostics FastTrack lasts between 60 to 90 minutes; the optional test would take participants an additional 10 to 15 minutes. (The Reference Series provides up to 5 hours of additional online training and the final test, also optional, will take participants attendees a further 20 to 30 minutes.)
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Business Diagnostics FastTrack is optimized to run on a PC with Windows 98 or higher equipped with Internet Explorer 5.5 or later and connected to the internet. Minimum requirements include:
• Pop-up blockers should be disabled
• Any Windows Based Operating System
• SVGA monitor capable of 16-bit colour and 800 x 600 screen resolution
• Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater, or Netscape 7 or greater
• Macromedia Flash 6 Player or Shockwave Player - both players are downloadable for FREE.
• Minimum 56.6 Kbps Internet connection (High Speed cable, DSL-class or broadband access recommended)
REGISTRATION
http://www.netlearn.ca/BDO_Fall_2008
Contact us for more information: info@Netlearn.ca
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