0415 - Accounting: What Every Business Owner Should Know

Course Description

Would you believe that financials could go from boring to invigorating? A class about finance no longer has to fill you with dread. There is a real reason why entrepreneurs should understand the basics of accounting and how the numbers flow - especially when times get tough. 

Giving meaning to your numbers, making your financial information visual, and engaging more effectively in the process will help ensure your business is successful in more ways than you think. You might not get it right the first time, but if you are always trying to improve, you will get there. Let this class help sharpen your financial tools! 

Course Outline

1. Understanding Financial Statements? 

2. Accounting for Business Owners 

3. Cash Flow and Net Income 

4. Planning and Forecasting 

5. Financial Tools and Tips 

Learner Outcomes

Participants will understand: 

• How to properly incorporate financial information when making business decisions 

• Basic accounting principles and how to apply them to their business 

• Managerial Accounting for business 

• The different analysis tools available. 

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