Five days residential boot camp was organized to cover the credit analysis, risk analysis, financial analysis, introduction to the concept of SMEs around the world and loan Portfolio management & products for SME Financial management and client investigations. Participants were provided practical exposure by field visits and interactive discussions with SME practitioners.
SME boot camp
Residential learning
SME Financial management Boot Camp
The Problem
SME finance is a growing and challenging field. Executives have to ensure that the financing for SMEs is appropriately managed. Thus, there is a need for capacity building.
The Solution
A week long residential camp was organized comprising of in-class and outside the class sessions. The residential workshop enabled participants to learn about the nature and definitions of SME businesses, challenges faced by SMEs, specific issues in SME lending operations, key risks faced by SMEs, basic credit risk evaluation approach & credit rating, key elements of the financial statements of SMEs, financial management and financial statements appraisal through ratio and cash flow analysis, identification of the signs of weaknesses in financial health of SMEs, how to manage risk faced by the SMEs, importance of cash flows for SMEs, tools which can used to manage risks faced by SMEs, identification of early warning measures to identify problem loans, effective risk management and regulatory regime / framework along with effective loan monitoring