Understanding Your Financial Picture

The outbreak of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has dramatically affected global economic activity and St. Lucia’s business environment is no exception. Many micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSME’s) need financing to cushion the effects of the pandemic, to enhance their services and/or to target their clientele differently.

In response to this development, The Saint Lucia Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture has designed a series of initiatives to help its MSME members improve become more resilient through, inter alia, improving their access to finance. This specific webinar ‘Understanding Your Financial Picture’ is aimed at strengthening a businesses ability to understand their financial situation before approaching lending institutions.

This three (3) hour webinar will be presented by Mr. Fabian Isaac, an Expert on Financial Literacy,  with sixteen (16) years’ experience in conducting Business Management Training, Small Business Support and providing Business Advisory Services. Mr. Isaac now provides his years of experience and expertise as the Social Enterprise Coordinator of the St. Lucia Youth Business Trust.  

This Program will put you in a position to make an excellent case for financing:

• Understand your breakeven and bottom line.
• Conduct a proper financial assessment
• Properly Interpret and understanding the message in your financial assessment.
• Learn how to Budget and Forecast
• Learn what lenders require from your financials.

If you wish to access the Climate Adaptation Financing Facility or any other funding source, you are invited to take part in what promises to be an edifying and practical webinar, (workshop style). Come be brought up to speed on the essentials facets of your business to ensure that you can operate today and tomorrow.