GSCFM and GSCFMI Programs GSCFM Brochure 2017 | Page 2

APPLICATION CHECKLIST The Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management® (GSCFM®) Conducted on the campus of American University in Washington, D.C. The National Association of Credit Management is the leader in executive education for the credit and financial management community. NACM entered the forefront of continuing, executive education over 75 years ago, decades before major colleges and universities. Today, NACM continues its dedication to the global promotion and enhancement of the business credit professional through its many educational programs, led by the GSCFM. The Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management pioneered the concept of advanced-level, executive education and continues to deliver superior, application-based continuing education for the business credit and financial professional. The caliber of tomorrow’s business credit and financial executive depends on today’s preparation and education. The most promising executives must challenge themselves with new and diverse business concepts in anticipation of tomorrow’s demands. The GSCFM is a two-week per year (for two years) intensive program exposing participants to a wide range of ideas, practices and resources, and leads to the mastery of new concepts and the development of a new, clear vision. The program delivers high quality credit, financial and management instruction in a setting designed for executive education. The professional relationships that develop throughout this program are the foundation of the program’s long-standing success. The GSCFM sessions are conducted by experienced faculty who use a balanced mix of lectures, group discussions and case studies that relate to current and future workplace demands. The program challenges participants to examine issues and processes not simply from the standpoint of corporate credit and finance, but from a multi-layered point of view. Participants will return to their companies with in-depth knowledge of the field and the ability to apply that knowledge on the organization’s behalf. A participant’s company customarily covers the full cost of tuition, meals, living and travel-related expenses. In so doing, the employer recognizes the contributions and potential of promising managers, affording them the opportunity to reach a new level of professional knowledge and distinction in their field. Instructors NACM is proud to have these, and other, distinguished instructors presenting in 2017. For a complete list of the instructors and their biographies, please visit the GSCFM web pages at www.nacm.org. Wanda Borges, Esq., Principal member of Borges & Associates, LLC Janine Driver, Retired federal law enforcement officer, author, speaker for the Body Language Institute Whit Mitchell, Team Dynamics expert, author and founder/CEO of Working InSync International Charles Mulford, Ph.D., CPA, Invesco Chair and Professor of Accounting at Georgia Tech Ron Price, Business advisor, executive coach, speaker and author, Price Associates q Application form and $500 deposit q  C  orporate support of a two-year commitment q Letter of recommendation q Photo (headshot or passport style) q Resume The GSCFM Curriculum The GSCFM program focuses on a spectrum of essential business and individual professional growth disciplines. The First-Year Session Concentrations The cornerstone of the first-year program is financial statement analysis. Complementing the financial analysis program are sessions on corporate strategy, economics, interpreting body language and non- verbal communications and presentation techniques. These sessions, adding information about how to operate in a changing environment and how to understand and maximize corporate competitive strategy, bring new ideas and greater insight into the decision-making process. The Second-Year Session Concentrations During the second year, participants will continue to expand their understanding of the financial side of credit during the financial warnings segment. This section brings together the elements already covered in the first-year session, providing an in-depth look at credit strategy in a competitive environment, focusing on new techniques for credit investigation and credit granting decisions. Adding to these topics are sessions on the legal environment of credit, leadership skills, interpreting body language and non- verbal communications and advanced negotiations. Exclusive Opportunity to Earn the CCE Certification At the conclusion of participants’ second year, the standard application process is waived and participants are given an opportunity to take the CCE ® (Certified Credit Executive ® ) exam. The exam must be completed when offered at GSCFM and must be successfully passed to earn the CCE designation.