Business administration compact

Business know-how for corporate practice

This training is held in German.
Entrepreneurial thinking, decisions and actions are not just the responsibility of management. Specialists and managers in almost all areas of the company are confronted daily with issues whose decisions have far-reaching consequences for their company. This requires forward-looking and cross-divisional knowledge. In this training , you will acquire sound business management know-how as a basis for successful action and decision-making. This will enable you to efficiently implement goals for your company. Business Administration Compact is our classic course for imparting the necessary knowledge for understanding (not only business) management.

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.

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Methods

In-person events

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.

Live online events

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.

Open Badges - Show what you can do digitally too.

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"Very understandable way of conveying the material. Thank you very much."

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EOS Deutscher Inkasso-Dienst, Hamburg

"Very motivated, competent speaker and many 'aha' effects."

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Premium AEROTEC GmbH, Varel

"Relaxed atmosphere, good learning material, competent instructor, good communication."

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General Dynamics European Land Systems-Germany GmbH, Kaiserslautern

"Very good practical relevance! Very good topicality!"

Evelyn Kilian
Bulthaup GmbH & Co KG, Bodenkirchen

"Very pleasant working atmosphere."

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Diersch & Schröder GmbH & Co KG, Bremen

Seminar evaluation for "Business administration compact"

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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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€ 1.790,- plus VAT
3 days
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25.06.2025
Live-Online
Booking number: 32043
€ 1.790,- plus VAT.
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3 days
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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

09.07.2025
Frankfurt a. M.
Booking number: 7626
€ 1.790,- plus VAT.
€ 2,130.10 incl. VAT.
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Novotel Frankfurt City
Novotel Frankfurt City
Lise-Meitner-Straße 2, 60486 Frankfurt a. M.
Room rate: € 106,81 plus VAT.
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Train tickets to this event starting at € 51,90.
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3 days
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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

Fee includes

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.

08.09.2025
Cologne
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€ 1.790,- plus VAT.
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PULLMAN Cologne
Helenenstraße 14, 50667 Cologne
Room rate: € 172,33 plus VAT.
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3 days
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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

Fee includes

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.

12.11.2025
Berlin
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€ 1.790,- plus VAT.
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Hotel Dorint Kurfürstendamm Berlin
Hotel Dorint Kurfürstendamm Berlin
Augsburger Strasse 41, 10789 Berlin
Room rate: € 157,93 plus VAT.
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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

Fee includes

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.

02.12.2025
Live-Online
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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

21.01.2026
Live-Online
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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

04.03.2026
Stuttgart
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€ 1.790,- plus VAT.
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Venue
Mövenpick Hotel Stuttgart Airport
Mövenpick Hotel Stuttgart Airport
Flughafenstrasse 50, 70629 Stuttgart
Room rate: € 136,25 plus VAT.
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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

Fee includes

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.

22.04.2026
Hamburg/Ahrensburg
Booking number: 7626
€ 1.790,- plus VAT.
€ 2,130.10 incl. VAT.
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Hotel am Schloss Ahrensburg
Hotel am Schloss Ahrensburg
Am Alten Markt 17, 22926 Hamburg/Ahrensburg
Room rate: € 104,34 plus VAT.
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Train tickets to this event starting at € 51,90.
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3 days
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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

Fee includes

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.

10.06.2026
Frankfurt a. M.
Booking number: 7626
€ 1.790,- plus VAT.
€ 2,130.10 incl. VAT.
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Leonardo Royal Hotel Conference Center
Leonardo Royal Hotel Conference Center
Mailänder Straße 1, 60598 Frankfurt a. M.
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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

Fee includes

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.

01.07.2026
Live-Online
Booking number: 32043
€ 1.790,- plus VAT.
€ 2,130.10 incl. VAT.
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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

08.07.2026
Munich/Eching
Booking number: 7626
€ 1.790,- plus VAT.
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Venue
Olymp Munich
Olymp Munich
Wielandstraße 3, 85386 Munich/Eching
Room rate: € 122,18 plus VAT.
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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

Fee includes

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.

09.09.2026
Düsseldorf
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€ 1.790,- plus VAT.
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Novotel City West
Novotel City West
Niederkasseler Lohweg 179, 40547 Düsseldorf
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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

Fee includes

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.

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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.

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