THE SEMINARS

With today’s economy and business environment, businesses need all the help
they can get to ensure they are successful now and into the 21^st century!

This series of seminars not only provides you with the necessary tools to succeed, but also shows how to apply these tools to your specific business situation and how to manage your future business growth. Even successful businesses must work and plan to ensure future success.

This series of seminars provides you with:

The tools needed to succeed
How to apply those tools to your specific business situation
How to assess your performance now and into the future
How to remain successful in the future

The seminars are provided in small groups to ensure you get one-on-one information and, therefore, the most out of the seminars.

The seminars are designed specifically for small businesses in content, timing and cost.

It is recommended that all the modules be taken consecutively but the seminars are flexible - you do not have to take all the modules at once.

CHERYL CARLEY, C.G.A.

Cheryl Carley, C.G.A. draws on eighteen years of experience and training in accounting, tax services, tax planning and business consulting.

During this time Cheryl has worked with various types of businesses including the retail, service, transportation, health care, education, hospitality and government funded industries.

Cheryl has worked with some very successful businesses in the province of Saskatchewan.

Cheryl is Saskatchewan born, attended the University of Saskatchewan and obtained her C.G.A. degree in 1991.

Cheryl received the C.G.A. Saskatchewan Board of Governors award for academic achievement in 1988.

Cheryl opened her own firm in February of 1997 and integrates business consulting, accounting and tax services to provide a complete package of services for business people.

"Cheryl is an excellent public speaker…very easy to listen to."

"Cheryl provide[s] excellent services to anyone needing any of her many skills."

"Cheryl really catches your attention."

"Cheryl must read thousands of books to know what she knows."

THE MODULES

1.Time & Stress Management Part I
Take Control of Your Time and Stress and Take Control of Your Life

Learn how to effectively manage your time and control your stress levels including:

assessing your strengths and weaknesses
effectively setting goals
managing your time
symptoms of stress
stages of stress

2.Time & Stress Management Part II

The second part of effectively managing your time and controlling you stress levels including:

work organization
awareness of the biggest time wasters and what to do about them
personal energy cycle
habits of effective people
dealing with stress
principles of success

3.Marketing Part I
Marketing Your Business That Really Makes Sense

How to efficiently and effectively market your business including:

market research
marketing strategy
defining markets
marketing techniques

4.Marketing Part II

The second part of effectively marketing your business including:

choosing your customers
promoting your business
methods of advertising and their effectiveness
how to stand out in a crowd

5.Financial Controls Part I

At Last…A Way to Make Sense of that Financial Mumble Jumble

Effectively understanding and dealing with your financial information including:

understanding your financial statements
understanding what your financial statements tell you about your business
using financial statements as a management tool
pricing for profits

6.Financial Controls Part II

A continuation of understanding and dealing with your financial information including:

choosing software
protecting software and your data
the millennium bug
controlling and monitoring expenses
preventing theft
preventing employee embezzlement
tax planning for your business
tax planning for yourself and your family

7.Communications
How to Prevent Ticking Time Bombs… And Lost Business

How to effectively communicate with staff and business contacts including:

motivating yourself and your employees
handling workplace conflicts
how to get and keep good employees
warning signs that staff are not happy
how communication can help your bottom line
communicating clearly and effectively
communicating with customers and suppliers
tools of communicating in a business environment

8.Customer Service
Taking the Mystery out of Keeping Customers Happy

How to provide customer service that gives your business a winning edge including:

dealing with those difficult people
importance of customer service
what customers want
keeping customers for life
choosing customers

9.Business Growth
Growing…and Loving It!

How to effectively deal with the growth of your business including:

financing growth and expansion
determining if the time is right to expand
dealing successfully with a bank
the business cycle
developing a business plan
incorporating
buying another business

SEMINAR SCHEDULE

Contact: Cheryl Carley, CGA

(306) 937-7001

Box 2042, Battleford, SK, S0M 0E0

E-mail: accounting@carley-cga.ca

GROUP BOOKING RATES AND INFORMATION

RATES*

$900 plus materials at $5 a person per seminar plus costs (travel, meals, accommodations) for a full day sessions

$600 plus materials at $5 a person per seminar plus costs (travel, meals, accommodations) for three hour sessions

$500 plus materials at $5 a person per seminar plus costs (travel, meals, accommodations) for one or two hour sessions

Brochures for distribution are $.52 a piece

GST to be added to price

Minimum participants recommended are 10

Maximum participants recommended are 25

50% deposit required at time of booking

Deposit refundable up to two weeks in advance of date booked

Remainder 50% due one week in advance of date booked

If the location of the seminar exceeds a 100 mile radius from Battleford there may be a minimum booking of two seminars required.

For more information, contact Cheryl Carley, C.G.A.

Phone: (306) 937-7001

Fax: (306) 937-7014

E-mail: accounting@carley-cga.ca

Mail: Box 2042, Battleford, Saskatchewan S0M 0E0

HOW TO QUALIFY FOR GROUP RATES

Any advertising is handled by you or a representative
Distribution of brochures is handled by you or a representative
Finding and booking a location is handled by you or a representative
You or your organization meet all the criteria
In essence, someone other than Cheryl Carley does all the "leg work"

All advertising must be approved by Cheryl Carley, C.G.A.

* Rates: Subject to change, please check to verify the current rates.