FCP Tribal Member Finance Course

About the role

This course follows NACD curriculum and is run by Potawatomi Ventures board member, Ryan Dyer. There will be an acceptance of a few Forest County Potawatomi Tribal Members per session. The purpose of this course is to educate members on financial literacy in the business world. This is especially helpful and useful information for people interested in working for a corporate entity, or serving as a board member as the information aligns with high level corporate finance.

Responsibilities

The course is taken as a group with individual online work in conjunction with weekly discussions focused on Potawatomi Ventures and led by PV Board Member Ryan Dyer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Training: Bachelors Degree

Learning Objectives

• Recall specific examples of how the practical duties of a board member, existing laws, or financial market policies mandate that directors attain a sufficient level of financial literacy.
• Identify the three principal financial statements and give examples of the line items within them.
• Recall several ratios and other common standards that may be used to analyze information in the Potawatomi Ventures financial statements.
• Categorize financial ratios by the analytical purpose to which they are most appropriately applied.
• Identify common ways that corporate financial data may affect the expectations of shareholders and other stakeholders.
• Recognize the typical roles of board committees in financial oversight.

Course Format

• Financial Literacy: A Director’s Duty - Learn why every director is expected to know the financial basics as a legal and practical matter-and how that knowledge provides an opportunity.
• Financial Statements: A Refresher - Cement your understanding of balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements, and learn how to begin analyzing them in your role as a director.
• Financial Basics for the Oversight of Strategy and Business - This is a primer on how to apply what you learn from the financial statements in the boardroom, with an emphasis on four areas: asset management, profitability, cash flow management, and raising capital. This section covers the key ratios and financial analysis that every director needs to know how to apply, no matter whether your organization is large or small or...

Application Instructions

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