Accelerator: Financial Statements for Decision Making

May 15 - May 29, 2023 Virtual

Learn how balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flows facilitate decision-making in business.

Financial statements provide information to help people make decisions and set priorities based on an organization’s financial condition and performance. In this program, you will:

Develop a basic understanding of the interrelationships of the three main financial statements used in making business decisions:

Balance Sheets
Income Statements
Statements of Cash Flows

Understand how organizations are presented to the public through annual financial reports
Learn how banks use organizations’ financial statements to make financing decisions
Understand how individual shareholders use financial statements to make investing decisions
Acquire the skills and tools necessary to understand and analyze the three main types of financial statements
Make decisions based on financial statement analysis

At the conclusion of this program, you will be able to read, interpret, and analyze real-world balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flows to facilitate valued decision-making.

WHEN & WHERE:

SUMMER 2023: 5/15/2023-5/29/2023 | 6pm-8pm | Virtual (via Zoom)

COST:

$100

*free for Denison students

INSTRUCTOR:

This program is led by Louann Cummings, a tenured Professor of Business at the University of Findlay and former Fulbright Scholar and Specialist. She received her BA in economics from Denison University, an MBA from the University of Toledo, a Doctor of Business Administration from Case Western Reserve University, and is a CPA. She also worked for Root Learning, Inc. developing learning map technologies for companies such as Harley-Davidson, ATT Wireless, Motorola, UPS, and Whirlpool. Her passion is helping students and colleagues, regardless of their course of study, become exceptional global leaders who truly make a difference.