Upcoming events from WISE Women’s Business Center
Accelerate Financial Management Program
May 27 @ 4:30 pm - June 24 @ 6:30 pm
Are you ready to take control of your business’s finances? We’re thrilled to announce our Accelerate Financial Management Program, a comprehensive course designed to equip women entrepreneurs like you with the tools and knowledge needed to master financial management.
Sponsored by Community Bank, OneGroup, and Empire State Development, and led by industry expert Chris Belna, Owner of A La Carte Business Services and Arete HCM Solutions Inc, this program covers everything from budgeting and bookkeeping to financial statements, forecasting, and building credit.
This five-part online series covers financial management for small businesses, including budgeting and bookkeeping, understanding and using financial statements, creating a financial forecast, and building your credit. These challenging sessions are hands-on and participatory, so come ready to engage with your instructor and your peers. It’s organized as a cohort, so you’ll sign up once for all five sessions.
Key Information
- Dates: May 27th, June 3rd, June 10th, June 17th, and June 24th
- Sessions: Five total sessions. One session per week, for 5 weeks
- Time: Each session is from 4:30 – 6:30 PM
- Session length: Each session is two hours long
- Duration: Five Weeks
- Format: Five virtual sessions via Zoom
- Cost: $25 price is kept low due to a generous donation from Community Bank
- 1:1 direct no-cost technical assistance hours with a financial expert are available to all participants during this program
Who is this program for?
This program is ideal for women who have an established business, or are getting ready to launch their business.
It may not be as beneficial to people whose business is in the ideation stage [The ideation stage marks the initial phase of starting a business. Here, entrepreneurs come up with a business idea and begin outlining what the business could look like before taking any additional formal steps to launch the business].
What You Will Learn
- Learn about budgeting and bookkeeping
Learn about budgeting and bookkeeping and ideas and tips for your specific business. - Utilize financial forecasts for your business
Use financial forecasts to understand the impacts of different approaches and see which path will be most profitable. - Understand the main financial statements
Learn how to read a profit & loss statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement for your business. - Create necessary pieces for financial reporting
Walk away with a working understanding that will guide your business towards financial success.
What to Expect
- Practical Content
You’ll be able to apply what you’ve learned to your own business. - Challenging Material
If you’re new to the topics, this class may be challenging. You’ll be provided with a course book you can use to take notes and reference later. Be prepared to ask questions! - Small Group Learning Environment
Cohort is capped at 20 seats to ensure each participant receives individual support. - Sessions are Participatory
Come ready to participate, discuss concepts, ask questions, and apply your new knowledge to your own business. - 1:1 Technical Assistance
Option to meet with a financial expert to review your business finance questions and goals.
Whether you’re a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting out, this program is designed to meet you where you are on your financial management journey.
Spots are very limited so register early!
Meet our instructor, Chris Belna
With over 30 years of combined accounting and management knowledge, Chris Belna is the visionary founder behind A La Carte Business Services and Arete HCM Solutions Inc. in Syracuse, NY.
A La Carte Business Services, Chris and her adept team bring varied talents, skills, and hard work to improve financial operations, making clients the highest priority and exceeding expectations for sustained growth – no matter what the goal!
Simultaneously, while Inspired by the Greek word arĂŞte, meaning excellence in all things, Arete HCM Solutions was built on a foundation of excellent service, outstanding value, and customized solutions in the Human Capital Management and Payroll industry.
Chris believes that accounting is not all about taxes. In fact, it is actually more about knowing what your business needs to plan better, operate better, and grow stronger! Those results are born from well-designed management strategies and accounting systems, efficient processes, and accurate financials.
Outside of her businesses she enjoys time with her family and her pups, and is an avid researcher of all things related to living a better life!
The Accelerate Financial Management Program is sponsored by Community Bank, OneGroup, and Empire State Development.
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Carolyn Tucker at wisecenter@syr.edu to make arrangements.