Finance & Business

A comprehensive three-day boot camp for new and aspiring business owners covering every essential aspect of running a business — from defining your business structure and managing operations, to marketing, sales, finance, hiring, leadership, and strategic planning. Whether your business is still an idea or already underway, this course gives you the foundational knowledge and practical tools to build and sustain a successful enterprise.

A comprehensive two-day workshop designed for managers and supervisors who need a working knowledge of finance and budgeting. This course covers fundamental financial concepts, the budgeting process, ratio analysis, investment evaluation, and strategies for getting budgets approved. Participants will build practical skills to prepare budgets of any type or size and make confident financial decisions.

This 2-day course covers everything you need to know to write compelling, successful funding proposals. You will explore sources of funding, types of proposals, funder selection, relationship-building strategies, and the ten-step proposal writing process. From defining needs and desired results to building a budget and crafting an executive summary, this course equips you with practical tools and techniques to increase your proposal success rate.

A comprehensive three-day course that teaches the fundamentals of entrepreneurship. You'll explore whether entrepreneurship is right for you, learn how to develop and validate a business idea, build financial projections, create key business documents, develop a product, craft a marketing strategy, and launch and grow your own business. By the end, you'll have a solid foundation to begin your entrepreneurial journey with confidence.

A comprehensive three-day course designed for small and medium-sized business leaders preparing to take their company into the global marketplace. Topics include trade financing, regulatory considerations, international business planning, e-commerce, cultural awareness, supply chain management, corporate social responsibility, and building and implementing a global growth plan.

A comprehensive one-day course designed for small business owners and entrepreneurs. Covering the full spectrum of business essentials — from positioning and pricing to strategic planning — this course equips you with practical tools and frameworks to grow and sustain a successful business. Topics include marketing, selling and negotiating, responding to RFPs, project management, team building, and creating your own strategic plan.

A comprehensive two-day course covering the essentials of purchasing and procurement, from supply chain fundamentals and the purchasing cycle to competitive bidding, supplier performance management, risk mitigation, internal relationships, and digital procurement tools. Designed for procurement professionals and those new to the field who want to build strong, collaborative supplier relationships and drive organizational value.