2. 1. Introduction
2. External environment of an organization and its stakeholders
3. Types of organizations
4. Steps for setting up a company
5. Organizational structures (AT Kearney presentation)
6. Branding (guest speaker – Paul Markovits)
7. Marketing
8. Human resource department
9. Sales department (AT Kearney presentation)
10. Management functions
11. Production, acquisition and logistics (AT Kearney presentation)
12. Accounting
13. Finance, Investments, Controlling functions within an organization and other departments
14. Exam recap
3. Identify the responsibilities of a financial manager
Discuss how financial managers improve a company’s cash flow
Differentiate between a master and a capital budget
Identify five common types of debt financing
4. Sales from operation
Bonds
Commercial loans
Trade credit
Retained earnings
Sales from assets
Sources of funds
Stocks
Management decides how to use funds
Rent
Distribution
Adv. and promotions
Materials
Plant and equipment
Utilities
Wages
Uses of funds
Personnel training
Taxes
Interest & dividends
5. Monitoring cash flow
Managing AP & AR
Managing Inventory
Capital Budgeting
Forecasting capital requirements
Managing cash reserves
Financial control
Budgeting
6. •Length of term: Short-term financing and Long-term financing
•Cost of capital: the avg rate of interest a company it must pay on its debts and equity financing
•Risk
•Interest rates
•Opportunity rates
•Debt versus Equity Financing
•Common type of debt financing: commercial paper, secured loans, unsecured loans, compensating balance, line of credit
7. Long term loans
Leasing
Common stock
Bonds
Preferred stock
Debt capital (borrowed money)
Equity capital (ownership)
Retained earnings
Sale of assets
Retained earnings
External sources
Long-term projects
8. Stocks (Common and preferred stock)
Bonds
Other investments (mutual funds, Options and Futures, commodities)
