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Why You Should Attend

Business decisions today cannot depend on intuition alone. Leaders who understand data are outperforming those who don’t. Whether you run a fast-growing SME or lead a corporate division, your ability to read numbers, spot patterns, and ask the right questions directly influences growth, profitability, and competitiveness.

This one-day programme has been designed exclusively for decision makers — SME founders, directors, CXOs, HODs, senior managers, and business owners who want to take sharper, faster and more confident decisions using data.

Why does this programme matters

Most leaders receive reports. Very few receive insights. This workshop bridges exactly that gap. You will learn:

·       How to convert your team’s raw data into actionable insights

·       What KPIs matter for your kind of business

·       How to read dashboards the way top leaders do

·       How to take Investment per pax, budgeting, expansion and performance decisions using analytics

·       How to identify underperforming products, teams or processes quickly

·       How to build a data-driven culture without large investments in technology

And all of this is taught using Microsoft Excel, the most accessible and universally used tool.

What makes this programme different?

·       Unlike purely technical Excel classes, this workshop approaches analytics from a business strategy perspective.

·       You won’t be learning formulas — you’ll be learning decision frameworks.

·       We will cover real business cases:

·       Should a company expand or wait?

·       Which customers to prioritise?

·       Which products are draining profit?

·       Where is cash getting locked?

·       Which marketing channels actually work?

By the end of this programme, you will be able to see your own business in numbers, with more clarity than ever before.

Who should attend?

·       SME founders and business owners

·       Directors and CEOs

·       CFOs, COOs, CIOs, CHROs, CTOs, CISOs, etc

·       Department heads and mid-senior leaders

·       Startup founders and Solopreneurs

·       Strategy teams

What you will walk away with

·       Leadership-oriented dashboards and KPI sheets you can use immediately.

·       Templates for business reviews

·       The confidence to lead a data-driven organisation.

·       A completely new way of looking at business figures.

·       A certificate of participation

If you want to improve decision quality, speed and accuracy — this training will give you a clear edge.

Date: 21^st January 2026 (Wednesday)

Timing: 09:30 AM – 5:30 PM (UAE Time)

Meals: Lunch, snacks & beverages will be provided.

Location: Central Dubai (Venue details to be shared closer to the event)

Investment per pax: Regular AED 1200 | Early Bird (till 31^st Dec, 2025 use code HNYPRO for 20% discount): AED 900

Trainer: CA Nachiket Pendharkar.

Brief Trainer Profile:

Nachiket Pendharkar is a finance and technology professional with over 15 years of experience helping business leaders make clearer, faster, and data-driven decisions. A Chartered Accountant, CFA, and CISA, he brings a rare blend of financial depth, analytical thinking, and systems understanding to his training programmes.

He has worked with SME founders, corporate CXOs, finance heads, and strategy teams across India and the GCC, helping them interpret business numbers, identify performance drivers, and build dashboards that support real decision-making. Known for simplifying complex data, Nachiket teaches analytics from a leadership perspective — not as a technical Excel course, but as a practical framework for running and scaling a business.

His workshops are highly structured, business-centric, and immediately applicable, making them especially valuable for decision makers who want to sharpen their judgement and lead with data-driven clarity.

Course Outline

• The Decision-Maker’s Analytics Mindset – Understand how leaders use data for clarity, speed, and confidence in business decisions.
• Building a Data-Driven Organisation – Learn how SMEs and corporate teams can create reliable data processes without heavy technology investments.
• Structuring Business Data in Excel – Convert raw operational and financial data into clean, analysis-ready formats.
• Essential Analysis Techniques for Leaders – Apply trend, variance, profitability, and scenario analysis to real business situations.
• Designing Leadership Dashboards – Build single-page dashboards that highlight KPIs decision makers depend on.
• Using Data for Strategic Decisions – Use analytics to guide Investment, budgeting, sales, cash flow, productivity, and operational decisions.
• Live Business Case Study – Work through a complete end-of-end analysis from raw data to executive insights.

Decision-Maker Toolkit & Templates = Take home dashboards, KPI sheets, and templates you can apply immediately in your organisation.