Dr. Abenet YohannesDr. Abenet Yohannes, Ph.D.Business & Financial Management Consultant

Training

Professional training and executive education

Programmes are built around your own documents, systems, and current problems, so participants leave with tools they can apply immediately.

Programmes

Eight programme areas

Financial Management

Practical financial management for managers and finance staff who must produce, read, and act on financial information.

Participants
Finance officers, programme managers, and non-financial managers.
Duration
3–5 days
Delivery
In person, virtual, or blended
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Learning outcomes

  • Prepare and interpret core financial statements
  • Build and monitor a working budget
  • Identify control weaknesses in routine processes

Major modules

  • Financial statements and their logic
  • Budgeting and budgetary control
  • Cash-flow management
  • Financial analysis for decisions

Project Management

End-to-end project planning and control, from formulation through monitoring and closure.

Participants
Project officers, coordinators, and programme managers.
Duration
3–5 days
Delivery
In person, virtual, or blended
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Learning outcomes

  • Develop a work breakdown structure, schedule, and budget
  • Build and maintain a risk register
  • Set up reporting that supports course correction

Major modules

  • Project identification and formulation
  • Planning, WBS, and scheduling
  • Budgeting and resource planning
  • Monitoring, control, and reporting

Risk and Internal Control

How to identify, rate, and treat risk, and how to design controls that people will actually follow.

Participants
Managers, internal auditors, risk and compliance staff.
Duration
2–4 days
Delivery
In person, virtual, or blended
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Learning outcomes

  • Build a risk register with clear ownership
  • Assess control design and operating effectiveness
  • Develop proportionate corrective actions

Major modules

  • Risk identification and assessment
  • Control design principles
  • Fraud risk
  • Compliance and governance

Business Development and Entrepreneurship

From idea screening to a business model and growth plan a founder can act on.

Participants
Entrepreneurs, SME owners, enterprise-development staff.
Duration
2–5 days
Delivery
In person, virtual, or blended
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Learning outcomes

  • Screen and validate business ideas
  • Design a viable business model
  • Prepare for finance and market linkages

Major modules

  • Idea generation and screening
  • Business model design
  • Costing and pricing
  • Growth and investment readiness

Research and Data Analysis

Research design and applied analysis using SPSS and Jamovi, building on existing tutorial material.

Participants
Researchers, postgraduate students, M&E and programme staff.
Duration
3–5 days
Delivery
In person, virtual, or blended
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Learning outcomes

  • Design a defensible research approach
  • Prepare and clean data for analysis
  • Run and interpret core statistical tests

Major modules

  • Research problem and design
  • Sampling and instruments
  • Analysis in SPSS and Jamovi
  • Reporting and interpretation

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning

Building MEAL systems that inform management decisions rather than only satisfying reporting formats.

Participants
MEAL officers, project staff, and NGO management teams.
Duration
3–5 days
Delivery
In person, virtual, or blended
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Learning outcomes

  • Develop indicators with usable definitions
  • Design data collection and quality checks
  • Turn monitoring data into learning

Major modules

  • Results frameworks and indicators
  • Data collection and quality assurance
  • Evaluation approaches
  • Accountability and learning practices

Leadership and Organizational Development

Management practice, team performance, and organizational capability for those moving into senior roles.

Participants
Middle and senior managers, team leaders.
Duration
2–4 days
Delivery
In person, virtual, or blended
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Learning outcomes

  • Apply structured management routines
  • Assess organizational capability gaps
  • Lead change with stakeholder support

Major modules

  • Management fundamentals
  • Organizational assessment
  • Change and stakeholder management
  • Performance management

Feasibility Studies and Investment Analysis

How to build and challenge a financial model, and how to appraise an investment properly.

Participants
Analysts, project promoters, investment and credit staff.
Duration
3–5 days
Delivery
In person, virtual, or blended
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Learning outcomes

  • Structure a feasibility study
  • Build a financial model with defensible assumptions
  • Apply NPV, IRR, payback, and sensitivity analysis

Major modules

  • Feasibility study structure
  • Market and technical analysis
  • Financial modelling
  • Investment appraisal and sensitivity

Delivery formats

Every programme can be customized

Content, examples, duration, and assessment are adjusted to the participants and the organization's context.

Organizational training

Customized in-house programmes designed around your systems, documents, and current challenges.

Public courses

Open-enrolment sessions for professionals from different organizations. Schedule announced on request.

Virtual learning

Live online delivery for distributed teams, with the same tools and exercises as in-person sessions.

Training of trainers

Preparing internal facilitators to deliver and sustain the programme without external support.

Individual coaching

One-to-one professional support for managers, researchers, and founders on live assignments.

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Private Coaching

Private Coaching

A personalized and one-on-one coaching service designed to help individuals improve their business skills, develop leadership qualities, and achieve their professional goals.

Business Training

Business Training

Providing individuals or groups with the knowledge and skills necessary to run and manage a business. This can include training in areas such as finance, marketing, operations, leadership, and communication.

Virtual Training

Virtual Training

Delivered through online platforms, typically in a remote setting. Participants can access the training from anywhere with an internet connection, using their computer or mobile device.

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Share the participant group, objectives, and preferred format. You will receive an outline covering modules, duration, and delivery approach.

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