Why Attend?

Apples & Oranges® Business & Financial Learning

Help EVERYONE in your

organization spend time and money in ways that will do the most good for your business.

This business simulation helps employees acquire financial

learning.

Participants learn about business finance but more

importantly see beyond the finance and think about how

they can use company resources and procedures where they will

achieve the greatest benefit.

Co-Sponsors

LCCC Center for Leadership

& Workforce Development

&

Manufacturers

Resource Center

A Business

Finance

Workshop

For Everyone

March 1, 2018

9:30 a.m.— 3:30 p.m.

Irv Stern Partner

Advantage Performance Group

Facilitator Profile

Irv Stern brings more than 30 years of

consulting and facilitation experience

with clients across a broad range of

industries. A seasoned business and

financial acumen expert, he also helps

organizations improve business

results in sales effectiveness, strategy

execution, organizational change, and

performance management. His global

experience includes work in South

America, Asia, and throughout

Europe.

Advantage Performance Group is a

professional services firm dedicated

to providing a continuous stream

of creative learning and consulting

solutions that equip individuals,

teams, and organizations to be the

best at what they do.

Apples &

Oranges®

Co-Sponsors

Apples & Oranges®

Think learning accounting is boring? Come try the “Pop & Wow Factor” of Apples & Oranges® to learn by doing.

March 1, 2018

9:30 a.m.— 3:30 p.m.

Cost: $495/person or $450/person

If registered by December 1, 2017

Includes:

Continental Breakfast & Lunch snacks & beverages

Location: Cabela’s

100 Cabela Drive Hamburg, PA 19526-8777

To Register www.mrcpa.org/events

Questions? Please contact:

Diane Lewis at (610) 628-4578 or at diane.lewis@mrcpa.org

Benefits to Attend

Participants of all levels can gain new skills or build on prior experience to:

• Read and interpret financial statements.

• Identify critical elements affecting profitability.

• Analyze financial ratios and key performance indicators, and make priorities accordingly.

Key Results: Participants utilizing Apples & Oranges® concepts benefit by:

• Learning a basic business finance language and the logic of “how business works.”

• Understanding the meaning of working capital and how the use of assets affects profitability.

• Seeing how small changes in operations can significantly improve bottom line results.

• Understanding the meaning of value and business drivers and how to leverage effects of these.

Key Concepts • Key performance indicators

• Balance sheet, Cash Flow

• Profit and loss statement

• Working capital

• Operations efficiency

• Continuous improvement

Key Theme

Apples & Oranges® is a highly

interactive workshop designed to help companies achieve these

learning objectives:

• Understand the relationship between the balance sheet, the P&L, cash flow, and profitability.

• Make better decisions at the work team level to positively impact the organization.

• Equip managers and supervisors with the language to understand and explain financial business decisions.

• Create a common vision throughout the organization, building a shared baseline understanding of financial concepts and communicating key messages during times of organizational change.

Board Game format, high energy

simulations, and practical manufacturing scenarios blend to make this an

outstanding performance improvement workshop.

Target Audience: Employees at all levels

Teams of 2-4 is Recommended