Looking for a speaker who can excite your audience about business? Erin's the one.
Here are a few topics to get you thinking. Erin can also personalize a topic for your audience.
Keys to Business Success(ion)
Your business is more than just a business - it's part lifestyle, paycheck, hobby, retirement plan, and more (and hopefully part fun)! Join Erin and discuss key strategies to build a solid framework so that your business provides for you will into the future, whether you work there or not.
Book Smart: Using Benchmarking and Key Production Indicators (KPIs) for Better Bottom-Line Management
Once the books are in order, it's time to stop working IN your business and start working ON your business. Led by Erin Pirro, this interactive workshop demonstrates how you can use your financial statements to examine key performance indicators (KPIs) and identify opportunities as well as problem areas. Whether you're a manger, an owner, or a community-based organizer, this workshop will provide the skills necessary to use benchmarking and analysis effectively to improve business performance.
Money Moves
Farmers are able to call an item income when they receive it and call it an expense when they pay for it. But what about those things that don't happen at the time of a transaction? We've all had people that will pay us later, or bills that we put off because we've got 0% financing - or decide to pay ahead to get a better price on a product. But what does that do to profitability?
This course is designed to show you how the daily decisions about what to pay and who pays you matters for income taxes, for getting a loan, for the sustainability of your business, and for reducing your own stress!
You Already Have the Most Profitable Tool You'll Ever Own
If you're only keeping financial records to do your tax return, you're really missing out! These 10 tips will make a positive impact on the profit of a farm of any size. Bring your Profit and Loss Statement and your Balance Sheet and learn how good management records can be the most profitable tool you'll ever own.
Running Your Business (Instead of Letting it Run You)
Almost no one starts a business because they want to run a business. They start a business because they are good at what they do and want to be their own boss! Join Erin Pirro to learn some simple steps you can take to ease some of the headaches of business ownership and management.
Sleep Better with a Cash Flow Budget
The nature of a seasonal business means that there will be times when money comes and in and money goes out - but they don’t always match. This isn’t a fault, but it can be a weakness if it keeps you up at night or harms your relationship with your suppliers! Learn how create and manage with a plan that will immensely reduce your financial stress this growing season.
One Page Business Planning
Most of us envision a business plan as a 30-page term paper that we cram for the night before it’s due, and then never look at it again (except to see the grade)! In reality, a successful business needs a living, breathing plan that guides operations, communicates the vision to all members of the team, and keeps you focused on your major objectives. Learn how to get started with a strategic business plan for 2016 - all on one piece of paper.
Understanding Your Credit Report
There really IS a ‘permanent’ record that follows you forever - it’s not just something adults used to coerce good behavior when you were little! It’s your credit report, and you might not believe what information it contains, how long the information sticks around. It’s so much more than a pass/fail mark - and it can have an impact on everything from whether or not you get a loan to how much you pay for car insurance. Learn how to read your credit report, understand what’s reported on your file, how to manage your credit, and monitor it for free.
Where Will the Money Come From?
A loan officer can be a valuable colleague in any business, but too many prospective borrowers approach the process as if they’re asking for a gift or a scholarship. We’ll talk about what makes a good lending relationship - from both sides - and what you need to do to be prepared when making your request so the result is good for both parties involved.
Understanding Your Balance Sheet
The often overlooked financial report is a snapshot in time, comparing what you own against what you owe. But it’s so much more than that! Understanding the parts of your balance sheet and what the figures represent can tell you volumes about your business, how much it earned (or lost) in the past year, if it’s positioned well to pay its bills for the coming year, or if there will be a bumpy road ahead. We know not every season is perfect - and that’s ok! - but having a good idea of what’s about to happen gives you the opportunity to plan and be prepared.
Your business is more than just a business - it's part lifestyle, paycheck, hobby, retirement plan, and more (and hopefully part fun)! Join Erin and discuss key strategies to build a solid framework so that your business provides for you will into the future, whether you work there or not.
Book Smart: Using Benchmarking and Key Production Indicators (KPIs) for Better Bottom-Line Management
Once the books are in order, it's time to stop working IN your business and start working ON your business. Led by Erin Pirro, this interactive workshop demonstrates how you can use your financial statements to examine key performance indicators (KPIs) and identify opportunities as well as problem areas. Whether you're a manger, an owner, or a community-based organizer, this workshop will provide the skills necessary to use benchmarking and analysis effectively to improve business performance.
Money Moves
Farmers are able to call an item income when they receive it and call it an expense when they pay for it. But what about those things that don't happen at the time of a transaction? We've all had people that will pay us later, or bills that we put off because we've got 0% financing - or decide to pay ahead to get a better price on a product. But what does that do to profitability?
This course is designed to show you how the daily decisions about what to pay and who pays you matters for income taxes, for getting a loan, for the sustainability of your business, and for reducing your own stress!
You Already Have the Most Profitable Tool You'll Ever Own
If you're only keeping financial records to do your tax return, you're really missing out! These 10 tips will make a positive impact on the profit of a farm of any size. Bring your Profit and Loss Statement and your Balance Sheet and learn how good management records can be the most profitable tool you'll ever own.
Running Your Business (Instead of Letting it Run You)
Almost no one starts a business because they want to run a business. They start a business because they are good at what they do and want to be their own boss! Join Erin Pirro to learn some simple steps you can take to ease some of the headaches of business ownership and management.
Sleep Better with a Cash Flow Budget
The nature of a seasonal business means that there will be times when money comes and in and money goes out - but they don’t always match. This isn’t a fault, but it can be a weakness if it keeps you up at night or harms your relationship with your suppliers! Learn how create and manage with a plan that will immensely reduce your financial stress this growing season.
One Page Business Planning
Most of us envision a business plan as a 30-page term paper that we cram for the night before it’s due, and then never look at it again (except to see the grade)! In reality, a successful business needs a living, breathing plan that guides operations, communicates the vision to all members of the team, and keeps you focused on your major objectives. Learn how to get started with a strategic business plan for 2016 - all on one piece of paper.
Understanding Your Credit Report
There really IS a ‘permanent’ record that follows you forever - it’s not just something adults used to coerce good behavior when you were little! It’s your credit report, and you might not believe what information it contains, how long the information sticks around. It’s so much more than a pass/fail mark - and it can have an impact on everything from whether or not you get a loan to how much you pay for car insurance. Learn how to read your credit report, understand what’s reported on your file, how to manage your credit, and monitor it for free.
Where Will the Money Come From?
A loan officer can be a valuable colleague in any business, but too many prospective borrowers approach the process as if they’re asking for a gift or a scholarship. We’ll talk about what makes a good lending relationship - from both sides - and what you need to do to be prepared when making your request so the result is good for both parties involved.
Understanding Your Balance Sheet
The often overlooked financial report is a snapshot in time, comparing what you own against what you owe. But it’s so much more than that! Understanding the parts of your balance sheet and what the figures represent can tell you volumes about your business, how much it earned (or lost) in the past year, if it’s positioned well to pay its bills for the coming year, or if there will be a bumpy road ahead. We know not every season is perfect - and that’s ok! - but having a good idea of what’s about to happen gives you the opportunity to plan and be prepared.