EnterpriseSG - PwC Financial Management Masterclass for SMEs (SSG Funded)

Course objectives

  • Increase the financial literacy and financial management capabilities of SME owners and SME business leaders
  • Provide assistance on how SME owners and SME business leaders can get their companies into a better financial standing
  • Raise the level of awareness of how SME owners and SME business leaders can access different forms of capital for their financing needs

Benefits of Attending

The PwC Financial Management Masterclass for Singapore SME Business Owners and SME business leaders is designed by and developed by PwC and supported by Enterprise Singapore (ESG) to help Singapore SME business owners and business leaders understand and acquire effective Financial Management skills to help them strategize and grow their business.

This intensive workshop will help SME business owners build and sharpen their financial management capabilities. It will dive into key areas such as raising debt & equity financing and unlocking cash for the business in order to build greater resilience for the business.

This programme will also feature a number of panel discussions and fireside chats with experienced practitioners from banking and financial institutions, as well as successful SME business owners and CFOs with SME experience. 

Course overview

Equip yourself with key skills needed in the finance function

Increase the financial literacy and financial management capabilities of SME owners and business leaders and provide assistance on how their companies can get into a better financial standing.

Raise the level of awareness of how SME owners and business leaders can access different forms of capital for their financing needs.

Tap into a valuable professional network

This programme will feature a number of panel discussions and fireside chats with experienced practitioners from banking and financial institutions, as well as successful SME business owners and CFOs with SME experience.

Make use of SkillsFuture Singapore subsidy schemes

Receive reimbursement from SkillsFuture Singapore subsidy schemes. For non-SME companies and individuals (Singaporeans / PRs below 40 years old), 70% of your course fee could be subsidised. For SMEs and individuals (Singaporeans / PRs above 40 years old), the subsidy increases to 90%.

Course programme

Please refer to detailed schedule below for the 3-day programme. Contact us below for more information.

Understanding how lenders view your company - finance fundamentals for SMEs

Topic Outline

Why financial statements matter and how to understand them

Who are the users?

  • Why financial statements matter?

The components of financial statements:

  • Understanding the balance sheet
  • Understanding the income statement
  • Understanding the cash flow statement

Business analysis

How to use financial statements for decision making

  • Know how to interpret financial statements and analyse business using 7-step approach
  • Be familiar with financial ratios: profitability; liquidity; solvency; leverage

ESG special: Lunch and Learn

Insights from banks/ lenders/ investors – Session 1

Funding through the lens of a lender - raising debt finance
  • How a lender decides whether to grant or reject a loan request
  • Common reasons for loan rejections
  • Understanding the restructuring and refinancing of loans and its impact on companies

PwC special: Fireside chat with CFOs/ founders double hatting as CFOs

CFOs/ Founders double hatting as CFOs with SME experience will share insights on the importance of having a CFO, the role they play in the fund raising process and answer any burning questions.

Subject experts and trainers

Anthony Moore

Programme Director and Chief Trainer

Anthony Moore has more than 20 years of experience advising clients on their financial and communications training strategy across a broad range of industries. To date, Tony has conducted training for more than 12,000 participants in finance and working capital management over a span of more than 20 years at PwC Singapore.

Tony is one of PwC’s leading workshop facilitators for both face to face training and virtual learning and has designed and facilitated workshops successfully in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, France, USA, South Africa, Azerbaijan, Dubai, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

*Trainers' involvement in each workshop is subject to availability and PwC reserves the right to change the appointed trainers at its own discretion.

Masterclass feedback from SME Owners, CEOs, CFOs ...

  • Very interesting course. Trainers made a dry topic interesting and bearable. Enjoyed the 3 days workshop
  • Overall a very good course and would recommend it to others
  • Good exercise to try and understand companies based on financial statements/figures
  • Card game gives a very simplified explanation on how we can separate the financial entries between balance and Income statements
  • It was an excellent way to understand the business items because it was visually presented
Average overall rating for masterclass
4.7/5.0
Average overall rating of the trainers
4.7/5.0

Course fees

Applicant profile Singapore Citizens aged between 21 to 39 years old / Permanent Residents aged 21 and above Singapore citizens aged 40 and above
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs
(SME-sponsored Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents)
Non-Singaporeans /Non- Permanent Residents
Subsidy Category & Amount Up to 70% of course fees Up to 90% of course fees Up to 90% of course fees Full course fee, no SkillsFuture funding
Full course fee $1,300.00 $1,300.00 $1,300.00 $1,300.00
SkillsFuture funding $910.00 $1,170.00 $1,170.00 -
Nett Course fee $390.00 $130.00 $130.00 $1,300.00
GST 9% (on Full course fee) $117.00 $117.00 $117.00 $117.00
Payable course fee (Including 9% GST) $507.00 $247.00 $247.00 $1,417.00

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