Finance Department

TEACHING UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION AND BASIC FINANCIAL CONCEPTS.

1. Profit as a corporate objective.
2. The financial environment.
3. The financial system.
4. The company's financial resources.
5. Inflation.

TEACHING UNIT 2. SELF-FINANCING OR INTERNAL FINANCING.

1. Introduction.
2. Depreciation.
3. Reserves and provisions.
4. Financial Decisions and Self-Financing.
5. Advantages and Disadvantages of Self-Financing.

TEACHING UNIT 3. EXTERNAL FINANCING.

1. Introduction.
2. Bank financing.
3. Supplier credit.
4. Long-term financing options.
5. Short-term financing options.
6. Other Forms of Financing for SMEs.

TEACHING UNIT 4. THE CASH BUDGET.

1. Introduction.
2. Financial projections.
3. The cash flow budget.
4. How to Structure a Budget.
5. How to Respond to Deviations
6. Conclusions.

TEACHING UNIT 5. MANAGING RECEIVABLES AND PAYABLES.

1. Introduction
2. Administrative Organization
3. Collection and Payment Management
4. ABC Customer Analysis
5. Unpaid Bills
6. Extending credit to customers.

TEACHING UNIT 6. MANAGEMENT OF CASH SURPLUSES.

1. Introduction.
2. How to Make the Most of Surplus Inventory.
3. The Use of Financial Surpluses in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises.
4. Bank deposits.
5. Public debt securities.
6. Private debt and fixed-income financial assets.
7. Tips for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses.

TEACHING UNIT 7. ANALYSIS OF INVESTMENT PROJECTS.

1. Introduction.
2. Concepts Used in Investment Analysis.
3. How to Develop an Investment Project.
4. Project fund transfers.
5. Economic evaluation.
6. Strategic Assessment.