a residential 3-day workshop
Sanctuary Cove – Gold Coast 20-22nd March 2012
Joondalup Resort – Perth 5-7th June 2012
Come away to a beautiful retreat and work with us on your “must-know” business-skills. No matter what your Pharmacy model you need these skills to be able to make it work.
With supply and PBS price-changes it’s critical you truly understand your financials. We have been helping pharmacists build their financial management skills for over twenty-eight years. This course also provides your yearly CPD requirement.
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FMRC Gold Coast-Financial Mgt Brochure 2012
FMRC Perth-Financial Management Brochure 2012
Provides your yearly CPD requirement. The course provides up to 54 Group 2 CPD points accredited by the Pharmacy 
College under the Guild plus hours for pre-workshop preparation. This provides you more than your yearly requirement. It also qualifies for the rural travel subsidy. NOTE: Recommended you register early to reserve your place. Full course fee is $2,640.00.
There is an Early Bird fee Gold Coast if paid now by 2nd March 2012 – save $440.00. Accommodation is $200-218 per night includes full buffet breakfast.
Early-bird fee for Perth is by 11th May.
Over 2,000 Pharmacists have attended this workshop
“Essential if you are an owner, manager or intend to be. It may be the difference in your career”.
The course focuses on the skills you need to build profit and growth in your pharmacy. It is a small-group workshop to enable us to give you personalised attention. It is an accounting-for-non-accountants workshop and is designed for those who have little experience in this area or those who want a refresher in how to use key financial measures to grow their profit and cash. Many pharmacists have attended the course more than once.
- Learn essential knowledge to build your profit & cashflow.
- Simplify how you read your financial reports without being an accountant.
- Know the key ratios to correctly diagnose your pharmacy for profit, return on space, stock, staff and capital plus apply the ratios to plan your growth.
- Compare to High-Profit pharmacies and see how they do it.
- Leave with tools and formulas to calculate and model your cashflow-breakeven, pricing, stock-purchasing, category assessment, budgeting and much more.
- Learn strategies to improve your business in key areas highlighted.
- Improve how you communicate with your advisors, bankers, partners, staff and how you use your management reports in the pharmacy.
- Identify key factors you must know before taking out a loan or buying a pharmacy.
- Essential skills and tools to enable you to do your business-planning.
Includes takeaway software for category-analysis and planning, budgeting and special retail toolbox for calculating key formulas, a detailed manual, an optional, confidential benchmark report and access to one-to-one consulting.
The course is conducted only two or three times a year. The last course in 2011, held at the Gold Coast, was booked out. Participants’ comments from previous courses:-
Weng Hoong-Toon “It has been an outstanding 3-day course. So much has been presented and content of the course is excellent”
Viv Hudson “An invaluable tool. It should be compulsory for any pharmacist-owner to do this course”
Miranda Chan “Very good examples and explanation in layman terms”
Michael Dinh “The tools and information Geoff provided were excellent. Geoff’s experience and first-hand knowledge were invaluable”
Anthony Maguire “Great course. Will recommend it to any colleagues interested in 
ownership. You will definitely see me again when you are running a level 2-extension course.”
Belinda Shuy ” This was definitely a very worthwhile course to attend. Provides necessary skills to assess the profitability of your pharmacy and tools to make improvements.”
Michelle Hooper “Great 3 days”
Jenny Campbell “Taken the mystery out of business figures”
Ivo Vincour “Fun, informative and easy to follow”
Saneil Chand “Very well structured to learn the fundamentals of business in pharmacy”
Ian Shanks “My second FMRC workshop. Extremely useful to my ability to operate as a manager. A great reminder of the importance of financial management in the success of the business.”
Trang & Hugh Nguyen “Absolutely worth it”
Steve Mihulka “Geoff has always been the ultimate teacher – even ‘old dogs’ like me learnt new tricks”
Vicky Melissas “The software is very easy to use and let’s you determine ways to increase Net Profit with small changes to all departments. I highly recommend this course to all pharmacy owners”
Chris Tewierik “A very clear and informative workshop which I recommend for all Pharmacy owners. Geoff presents in an engaging and professional manner which adds to the whole experience”
Joshua Perry “An excellent workshop that has given me tools and knowledge that I will be able to apply for the rest of my career”
Early Bird fee is a 17% discount if paid month prior – save $440.00. There’s a 10% discount for past clients or a group-booking of 4 or more people coming together (doesn’t apply to the early-bird fee).
Over $1,000 worth of software, workshop materials, benchmarking and category analysis tools.
Balance Work with Play….the resorts have given us special accommodation rates of $200-218 per night single including full buffet breakfast. Only $18 more 
for a double-share including breakfast. Rate also applies 2 days either-side of the workshop. The workshop is a full 3 days so bring your spouse and stay some extra-nights to enjoy the venue….you deserve it!
This is an independent, objective workshop delivered by a specialist trainer who has been working with pharmacists for over 25 years. There are no “on-sells” of groups, finance, accounting or computer services. My passion is that you succeed as independent businesses.
Please contact me for further details.
FMRC Gold Coast-Financial Mgt Brochure 2012
FMRC Perth-Financial Mgt Brochure 2012
FMRC Sydney-Financial Management Brochure 2011
