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Short courses in Hospitality: Haaga-Helia's top experts share their knowledge in Estonia

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On October 6 th Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Center in Estonia opened the delivery of their own short courses, with the first of a 2-day short course in Hospitality Industry Managerial Accounting. It was delivered by the coach Timo Saranpää, M.Sc.(econ.), and assisted by Elisa Aunola and Sven Lööndre.

The second day of the course will take place on October 28th.

The second day of the course will be held on October 28.short courses with the first of the 2-day short course Hospitality Industry Managerial Accounting, delivered by the coach Timo Saranpää (M.Sc.(econ.) and assisted by Elisa Aunola and Sven Lööndre.

The course covers the issues of Profitability management, Profitability planning, Budgeting and investment planning and Operational key figures.

The coach believes that, for a hotel and restaurant (etc.) manager, it is vitally important to understand the nature of the operational actions and their linkage with figures – and vice versa; hence, the goal of the course is to help the participants improve their financial performance within the Hospitality Industry.

Timo has been working as an entrepreneur in the hospitality industry for 20 years. He has built up a chain concept for catering and a new marketing concept for the group travel market. All these years, Timo has shared his experience and knowledge through his consulting and a lecturing business for hospitality industry managers and entrepreneurs.

Timo Saranpää

Timo's fields of expertise are management accounting and business development. Timo has written a few books, e.g. Official Management Accounting Instructions for the Association of Finnish Travel Agents (SMAL) and The Finnish Hospitality Association MaRa.

Timo's strength is the ability to combine theoretical and practical finance skills with management know-how.

Timo is the chairman of The Finnish Business Schools Graduates (Suomen Ekonomit) and a board member in various organizations.

Other courses will follow during Winter, and Spring 2016. Consult the calendar of events here

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