| "... Financial Competence really helped me
understand each part of the financial and how it fits in. It is a great
course and really explained what I needed to know." |
| -Jackie Tedesco, Deutsche
Financial |
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| "I really liked it ... it was basic in its terminology
and did not assume that you already knew the data." |
| -Cynthia E. Green, Johnson
Controls |
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| "Found it very useful. I am a financial analyst in
commercial lending here at US Bank and deal with screwed up financial
statements all the time and try to make sense out of them. Some people go
to college for years to learn this stuff ... I found it very useful." |
| -J.Randall White, US Bank |
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| "I felt there was a lot of good information that I was
not aware of before. The test helped me to come up to par. Good tools I
wasn't aware of which I can use to help improve business." |
| -Chris Spartalis, Westside
Volvo |
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| "Thought it was very good ... easy to follow and
entertaining at times. My suggestion here at Amoco is to make a bunch of
business leaders take the course. When I'm talking to them about cash
flows ... they don't understand ... they don't get it. I was telling a
friend of mine about Financial Competence who is a small business
owner as it makes so much sense to gain those abilities. The Marketing
people - even the MBAs don't understand risk and Financial Competence
would help them as they are decision makers." |
| -Lorie Georgeson, Amoco
Canada |
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| "I'm a credit analyst and Financial Competence
definitely helped me. It was very good and easy to use & understand. I
would definitely recommend the course." |
| -Liza Hutchinson,
Caterpillar |
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| "I bought a franchise called Environmental Biotech,
and Financial Competence was sent out to all franchisees. It helped
a lot and was a good overview. Am more experienced - have MBA and still
thought it was excellent. If I had to recommend any training program, it
would be Financial Competence." |
| -Karen LeVert, Environmental
Biotech |
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| "It helped me more with financial terminology more
than anything. Took me back to college. Got me up to date with
terminology. Would definitely recommend." |
| -Marvin L. Royal,
Environmental Biotech |
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| "It was very helpful ... was very good. Some of the
other Credit Analysts are doing the program now, but it would help the
Account Managers and the Sales Managers - especially in Sales. They would
get a better idea when extending credit to companies when asking 'Is this
company worth extending credit to?'" |
| -Greg Urbanek, Deutsche
Financial |
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| "Gave overall perspective of Volvo operation. I gained
new insight of profit/loss scenario. I'm the Sales Manager but now am more
involved in making a profit. Whole new perspective instead of just gross
sales." |
| -Gary Sodosky, Volvo Roberts
Motors |
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| "Very well done ... quite thorough ... easy to
understand. I liked the way balance sheet and the income statement showed
relationship to each other ... thought that was excellent. Very meaty ...
graphics good and simplified it. Did not have to read anything twice to
get it." |
| -Carol Vlahos, Volvo |
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| "Gave me a good understanding of financial statements
... was very helpful." |
| -Alan Shaw, Amoco Polymers |
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| "I enjoyed it tremendously. It helped me a lot and
was very easy to follow. I would recommend it to others." |
| -Linda C. Moldovan, Chevron |
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| "This is a very good course, especially for someone
with little or no exposure to financial reports. Because I have had this
exposure, the first part of the course was a refresher, but there's
nothing wrong with that! What I really benefited from later in the course
was the explanation of how the statements link together. I strongly
recommend the course for anyone not familiar with corporate finance and as
a review for those who do." |
| -Evelyn Martinez,
Caterpillar Financial |
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| "Good way to get financial training overall ...
really good." |
| -Leah Zeutenhorst, John
Deere Credit |
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| "Helped me tremendously. Easy to follow ... would
definitely recommend." |
| -Craig Wilson, Deutsche
Financial |
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| "I've been in finance for over 20 years and mostly
took the course from the perspective of whether it would help people with
less or little experience in the industry. I thought the course gave a
broad overview of financial statements and their analysis and gave it a
thumbs up." |
| -Dave Kacynski, Caterpillar
Financial |
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| "The course was a great brush-up for me, but it was
enjoyable and very worthwhile to review again. However, about 20% of the
material was new to me and I was very happy with the course and think
everyone in the company could greatly benefit from it, whether as a review
or as new material." |
| -Bill Goetz, Caterpillar
Financial |
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| "It gave me a better understanding of the business
side ... I work with computer systems and Financial Competence helped me
with day to day business. Liked feature of being able to pick up where
left off and liked highlighted definitions." |
| -Patricia Shea, Volvo Irvine
California |
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| "Actually helped me a lot. It was great. Liked own
pace and testing. Really, really helpful. Could go back and review. Had no
financial competence before that and thought it was really great." |
| -Cynthia Bell, Red Bank
Volvo |
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| "Excellent program. I've had finance training and
this was a refresher, but given my financial background, this presentation
is really excellent." |
| -Jeff Feilden, Johnson
Controls |
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| "It really helped me. I came in as a temp and did
Financial Competence ... and have now joined Deutsche Financial full-time.
It really made me aware of where things go on the balance sheet and income
statement. Really enjoyed it. |
| -Suzanne Cohen, Deutsche
Financial |
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| "I'm a finance person so went through Financial
Competence so I could help the non-financial people with it for questions,
etc. Thought course was excellent ... strength showing relationship
between statements - excellent job there. Thought it was really excellent
course for employees. I think you have an excellent program for financial
and non-financial people. The design and information content all
excellent. I would absolutely recommend it." |
| -Gary McConnell, Trane |
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| "I am an intern here at Caterpillar from a foreign
country. I learned all the financial concepts ... was a very good program
for me." |
| -Ludovic Boulle, Caterpillar |
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| "I thought it was beneficial. Was good refresher
course for me. I look at statements day in and day out ... work a lot with
score cards and portfolios ... and Financial Competence was a really good
review. Thought it was worthwhile." |
| -Jon Johnson, John Deere
Credit |
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| "Great tool for Accounting 1 and 2. There are 30
people in my class doing Financial Competence - also Executive MBA classes
at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and Madison. I can only say it was a
good refresher tool for me." |
| -Susan Stupica, St. Camillas
Campus (through Marquette University) |
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| "I found it very useful. At first I thought it was
going to be very general, but found that Financial Competence enlightened
me on exactly what makes a business run. I reviewed and reviewed and
reviewed, and was very pleased with it." |
| -Diane Osborne, Insurance
Corp. British Columbia |
