Brochure Understanding annual reports

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DISCOVER THE STORY BEHIND THE NUMBERS UNDERSTANDING ANNUAL REPORTS An annual report gives a picture of the financial capability of your company. But how do you read the balance sheet? is programme tells you the story behind the numbers in the annual accounts. You learn to understand the balance sheet and profit-and-loss account, become familiar with the most relevant essential concepts and practice with real-life examples. Learn to use financial terminology? With the help of an interactive and professional approach, to allow you to immediately get the most out of a whole year – and perhaps much more. is is the way to do it! Using inspiring and interactive methods, this programme familiarises you with key concepts from the world of finance. FOR WHOM? • You want to acquire a thorough basic knowledge in interpreting the financial reporting of an organisation. • Even though you don’t have any financial background, you are looking for a course on the fundamentals of financial management. ADDED VALUE FOR YOU AND YOUR COMPANY • You will play with key concepts in Accounting and Finance. • You will master all the key concepts thanks to F.A.S.T. © , our interactive simulation game. • At last, you will be capable of subjecting the figures to a financial analysis. Wouter De Maeseneire learns you how to interpret your balance sheet in an accessible manner

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Discover the story behinD the numbers

unDerstanDing annual reports

An annual report gives a picture of the financial capability of your company.

But how do you read the balance sheet? This programme tells you the story behind the numbers in the annual accounts. You learn to understand the balance sheet and profit-and-loss account, become familiar with the most relevant essential concepts and practice with real-life examples.

Learn to use financial terminology? With the help of an interactive and professional approach, to allow you to immediately get the most out of a whole year – and perhaps much more. This is the way to do it!

Using inspiring and interactive methods, this programme familiarises you with key concepts from the world of finance.

For whom?

• Youwanttoacquireathoroughbasicknowledgeininterpreting the financial reporting of an organisation.

• Eventhoughyoudon’thaveanyfinancialbackground,you are looking for a course on the fundamentals of financial management.

aDDeD value For you anD your company

• YouwillplaywithkeyconceptsinAccountingandFinance.

• YouwillmasterallthekeyconceptsthankstoF.A.S.T.©, our interactive simulation game.

• Atlast,youwillbecapableofsubjectingthefigurestoafinancial analysis.

Wouter De Maeseneire learns you how to interpret your balance sheet in an accessible manner

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Module 3:Budgeting

programme 1:

unDerstanDing annual reports

Programme 2:

mastering Costs and Budgets

Programme 3:Fundamentals oF Financial management

moDule 1:introDuction to annual reports

Module 1:Costing ConCepts

Module 1:Financial ManageMent

moDule 2:interpretation oF balance sheets anD proFit-anD-loss accounts

Module 2:FroM Full Costing to ACtivity BAsed MAnAgeMent

Module 2:The InvesTMenT Process

meet your Faculty

• Prof Wouter De Maeseneire is professor of Corporate Finance. His research focuses on Company Valuation, Real Options, Initial Public Offerings(IPO)andPrivateEquity.

• Prof Sophie Manigart is professor of Corporate Finance. Her research interestsareinEntrepreneurialFinance,Business Angels, Venture Capital, ManagementBuy-outs,PrivateEquityand Corporate Finance.

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Dates and venues2 daysGhentCampus(Dutch):17,24September2012 orBrussels(English):1,8October2012orGhentCampus(Dutch):18,25March2013

Language Dutch(Ghent)orEnglish(Brussels)

Fee€1,395(excl.21%VAT)

programme Design

You will be amazed by our keenness for practice. Departing from well founded theory, we illustrate it with practice-based examples, case studies and exercises.

You will learn not merely from the lectures given by our faculty. Draw inspiration from your participating colleagues. Interaction and exchanging experiences will teach you a great deal.

This programme allows you to immerse yourself in our interactive simulation game,F.A.S.T.©.Thegameallowsyoutogetacquaintedwithallthekeyconceptsof Accounting and Finance: assets and liabilities, costs and yields, income and expenditure, cashflow, etc.

You can follow this programme on its own or as part of the complete package ‘FinancialManagementforNon-FinancialManagers’.

moDule 1: introDuction to annual reports

• Keyconcepts• F.A.S.T.© simulation game• Balancesheetandprofit-and-lossaccount• Cashflow

moDule 2: interpretation oF balance sheets anD proFit-anD-loss accounts

• Financialanalysisofthefigures• Practice-basedcasestudies• Whatareliquidity,profitabilityandsolvency?• Whatdoesvalue-addedreallymean?

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If you take part in one of our programmes, you are entitled to a certificate from Vlerick Business School.

IfyousuccessfullycompleteanExecutiveMasterClass,youcanjointheVlerickAlumniNetwork,aworldwidenetwork of over 16,000 alumni in more than 100 countries.

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• 10%discountforpayingmembersofVlerickAlumni• SMEportfolio:subsidiesforFlemishSMEs.• VlerickSocialProfitGrantsfororganisationsactivein

the social profit sector.

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