Parable 'Boot Camp' Trains Stores to Manage their Finances
Parable Hosts Finance Training in Chicago September 22 and 23, 2005
San Luis Obispo, CA — Parable today announced upcoming plans for its Financial Boot Camp in Chicago on September 22 and 23, 2005. The two-day seminar will coach Parable® stores to increase productivity and profitability through a practical approach to understanding and using financial statements. The training seminar is paid for by Parable and is open to all Parable® member and franchise stores.
The goal of this training session is to coach retailers on tried and tested financial techniques and strategies to help their local business grow. "This boot camp is about equipping our store owners and managers to know and understand the essentials of financial reporting," says Steve Adams, the Parable Franchise Operations Director. "These are not the days for us as independent retailers to fly by the seat of our pants with blind confidence that our finances will work out. Those days are over, period."
Leading the Parable® Financial Boot Camp is Steve Abercrombie, a national leader in the development of financial programs for business owners. Abercrombie is the president of the Business Resource Services firm and brings with him 20 years experience in banking. He's also a regular presenter to major corporations like Chase Manhattan Bank, Ace Hardware and FTD, to name a few.
Parable plans to offer a similar financial boot camp seminar in Atlanta next spring. Parable also provides ongoing business development training to its stores through the online TAP (Training at Parable) program. Using practical tips, expert advice and valuable knowledge, TAP educates retailers and their store staff on improving customer service, new products, company initiatives and other relevant information. "Consistent training is crucial for every Christian retailer. We plan to meet the need through our ever expanding online courses and through workshops like this Financial Boot Camp," says Parable founder and CEO Steve Potratz.
The Parable® family of companies includes: The Parable Group, providing catalogs and comprehensive marketing services to independent, locally-branded Parable® Members nationwide; Parable® Franchising, offering a nationally-branded turnkey business plan for opening and operating new and existing Christian retail stores; and Parable Interactive®, serving as a ministry partner hosting hundreds of web sites. Parable, America's Leading Christian Retailers® is based in San Luis Obispo, CA.
