Contents
Thinking and acting entrepreneurially
- The business case is the basis of corporate management.
- Objectives of companies: Profitability and liquidity.
- Why yield pressure?
- The language of business economists: EBIT, RoI, RoE and RoS, working capital and (free) cash flow.
- Corporate management as an exciting journey.
Strategy, planning and control
- Objectives and tasks of corporate planning.
- The growth dogma: Why steady sales growth brings benefits.
- Organizational energy: values, mission, vision, goals, strategy.
- The interplay of customer orientation, management culture and financial success.
Controlling and accounting
- Value-oriented management: cash conversion cycle and working capital management.
- The controlling cycle: financial controlling, strategy controlling, investment controlling, profit controlling.
- Cost accounting: product costing, contribution margin accounting, break-even analysis, profit center accounting.
- Investment controlling with amortization period, net present value and internal rate of return.
- Sources of financing and cost of capital.
Annual financial statements and analysis
- Balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement, management report.
- Quick Check: The five levels of key figure analysis of annual financial statements.
- The annual financial statements are an indispensable tool for understanding a company.
- Factors influencing international accounting: HGB and IFRS.
Business administration and corporate environment
- Business and economic variables and their influence on the company.
- What's going on on the global capital markets?
- How companies react to market conditions.
- The CEO model: leadership culture, customer satisfaction and economic strength.
Learning environment
Once you have registered, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services relating to this training course in your online learning environment.
Your benefit
This training provides you with valuable basic knowledge of business administration using numerous practical examples. With the know-how imparted, you will be able to
- Improve your financial management,
- speak the language of the controllers ,
- understand the essential business management terms in terms of content and overall context,
- set important business objectives and derive decisions from them, and
- recognize the link between decisions and their impact on the company and correctly assess the economic implications.
Methods
Teaching of theoretical and practical basics through lectures, discussions and using many examples and case studies. If you are interested, please bring business reports, controlling overviews or other documents from your working environment to the training and we will work with them individually.
Theoretical and practical basics are taught through lectures, discussions and many examples and case studies. If you are interested, please bring business reports, controlling overviews or other documents from your working environment to the training ; we will work with them individually.
Recommended for
Specialists and executives, managers and junior managers who have no business management training or would like to refresh their knowledge. Also Employees of non-profit organizations and public companies.
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Seminar evaluation for "Business administration compact"







Business administration for specialists and managers – in the compact seminar of the Haufe Akademie
Business administration knowledge is generally useful for anyone working in the private sector. After all, it's beneficial to understand the mechanisms of the market, how a company functions, and how companies become profitable. If you're a professional or manager yourself, business administration knowledge is essential. The good news is: You don't have to study business administration to acquire practical expertise. Business administration for professionals and managers is exactly what you'll learn in this course. training the Haufe Akademie .
Acquire basic business knowledge in three days
Future leaders, specialists and managers, members of management or managing directors benefit from the structured and well-founded knowledge transfer of an experienced speaker in this compact seminar. The great advantage over a university setting is that the business knowledge is imparted with a high degree of practical relevance. This gives you the opportunity to apply and test your knowledge of business administration as a specialist and manager directly in the company. This compact seminar lays the foundation for structured and long-term thinking, realistic business objectives and a comprehensive basic understanding of your company.
Check the available dates right here, e.g. in Munich, Frankfurt or Berlin. Of course, this compact seminar can also be booked as training training for several specialists and managers.
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Start dates and details

Wednesday, 25.06.2025
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 26.06.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 27.06.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 09.07.2025
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 10.07.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 11.07.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Monday, 08.09.2025
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 09.09.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 10.09.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Wednesday, 12.11.2025
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 13.11.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 14.11.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.

Tuesday, 02.12.2025
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday, 03.12.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 04.12.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Wednesday, 21.01.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 22.01.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 23.01.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 04.03.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 05.03.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 06.03.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Wednesday, 22.04.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 23.04.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 24.04.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Wednesday, 10.06.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 11.06.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 12.06.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.

Wednesday, 01.07.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 02.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 03.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 08.07.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 09.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 10.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Wednesday, 09.09.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 10.09.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 11.09.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.