June 10 , 2010 - Understanding Your Financial Statements & Cash Flow Management

Dear Business Owners, Trade Association and Community Leaders:

Southern California Edison cordially invites you to attend our 2010 Business Edge Workshop Series.  The attached Save-the-Date announcement is for your reference and use.  Please share this  announcements with your business networks and membership.   Individual flyers for each workshop shall follow.

Our first workshop will take place on June 10, 2010 , at the Holiday Inn Palm Springs City Center.  This one-day workshop will cover two sessions.  Here is a preview of our high-impact and timely financial management workshop:  (Note: This one-day workshop will be offered in Palm Springs on June 10, 2010 only.)

MINDING YOUR BUSINESS FINANCE--FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS & CASH FLOW BUDGETING

A practical and user-friendly session for Non-Finance Business Owners and Executives

In these challenging economic times, business owners must be able to understand their financial statements and cash flow budgeting in order to determine the health of their business and to pro-actively manage sustainability.   This session will equip participants with critical management tools such as financial ratios and cash flow budgeting. , You don’t want to miss this great opportunity to  learn the financial concepts and management tools you will need to sustain your business through these difficult
times!    

No prior financial knowledge is necessary!  

Seating is Limited.  To register, call Sally Virgen at 626-302-8883 or via email at sally.virgen@sce.com

Presenter:  Meskerem Tadesse, MBA

Meskerem Tadesse is the Founder and CEO of The Optimize Group, Inc., a California-based executive management consulting firm dedicated to provide strategic and financial management consulting services, executive coaching and training to small and mid-size businesses, as well as women and minority businesses.

Ms. Tadesse is a former Fortune 100 corporate executive with 20+ years of diversified expertise in strategic and financial management, international finance and international business, as well as mergers and acquisitions.  She has extensive experience in working with the financial and investment banking community (domestic and international) with direct responsibilities for numerous complex and varied financial transactions in US, Europe and Asia.

Ms. Tadesse holds an MBA Degree in Finance and Marketing and a B.S. in General Management from the University of Pittsburgh.

2010  Business Edge Workshop Series Save-the-Date Announcement
Grace Whitcomb
Diversity Manager
Southern California Edison
2244 Walnut Grove Avenue (QUAD 3D, GO1)
Rosemead, CA  91770
Tel:  626-302-5325, Pax 25325
Fax: 626-302-4410
www.sce.com/sd