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Credinform educational programs in business and risk management

One of the most important Credinform tasks is assistance to entrepreneurs, managers, experts in learning and formation of practical skills in the use of tools, functional, analytical possibilities of the Information and analytical system Globas-i aimed at companies’ economic security.

First of all, Globas-i is a database of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs; secondly, it is a centralized source of extensive business information; thirdly – the professional tool for various business task solving and fast taking the prime managerial decision. In general it is a system complex for prevention (reduction) of business risks.

The variety of business tasks solving by Credinform shows that the System is useful not only for specialists checking counterparties, but also for other departments and services. Globas-i possibilities allow to check both Russian and foreign counterparties; identify signs of fraud, future bankruptcy, fly-by-night companies; monitor the long-term partners and clients. Globas-i is also actual for financial, marketing, sales and purchase, insurance, internal audit and audit departments, as well as for lawyers and bank officers. For example:

  • marketing, sales and purchase officers can search for new clients and partners; use information on the company from business report related to its microenvironment and internal environment for Swot-analysis; evaluate the industry and competitive environment; analyze government contracts, procurement, tenders, forecast revenue and development trends;
  • financial analysts, accountants, auditors, bank officers will find everything for analysis of financial and economic activity of the partners and customers, including: financial statements (financial accountings); results of horizontal and vertical analysis; calculations, standards, trends of financial indicators and ratios, stock information and analytical balance;
  • lawyers have the opportunity to not only use the arbitration courts and the Federal Bailiff Service’s database, but also to calculate the claim and writs of execution loads on a budget of the examined organization, as well as to learn the counterparties’ ability to cover their obligations in case of bankruptcy.

Since the system Globas-i is useful for specialists in various fields, the educational programs of the Information agency Credinform are formed the way that anyone after the course could not only understand and master the practical ability of the System, but also expand the scope of knowledge in relevant and possible, related field.

The most popular tasks are connected with learning the tools and possibilities of the System Globas-i at solving the practical business tasks, counterparties checking and preventing the business risks, analyzing the financial and economic activities, identifying signs of fraud, future bankrupt and fly-by-night companies.

Training the Globas-i users (entrepreneurs, managers, specialists) is conducted through free webinars by the Agency’s analysts twice a month, as well as through hands-on-workshops; refresher courses, master classes, organized due to the partnership with educational institutions, organizations, centers and economic schools.