Small Business and Community Group Courses

print version

BE Bookkeeping Essentials

Overview: Do you need to take control of your finances? Would you like to understand your accountant's jargon? "Bookkeeping Essentials" is a 1 day introductory course, for a maximum of 8 participants. Learn the basics of financial management and bookkeeping for a small... more
Ideal for: new businesses, small businesses, home-based businesses, first time bookkeepers, those with limited experience, small to medium businesses, office administrators, managers
Topics Include:
  • Cash and accrual accounting 
  • Understanding your income
  • Understanding your expenses
  • Petty Cash
  • The GST system explained
  • Tax invoices
  • The BAS in plain English
  • What is a bank reconciliation?
  • Who are your debtors?
  • Who are your creditors?
  • Procedures and controls
  • What is your Profit & Loss telling you?
  • What does your Balance Sheet tell you?

Full course information | View course calender | Register for this course

MYOBP MYOB - Payroll Management

Overview: This 1 day course will teach you to set up, process and manage your payroll using MYOB. All courses are trainer led and have a maximum of 6 participants to provide individual attention and plenty of opportunities to practise new skills. Participants will be provided with a training manual which... more
Ideal for: new businesses, small businesses, home-based businesses, first time bookkeepers, those with limited experience, small to medium businesses, office administrators, coordinators
Topics Include:
  • Setting up payroll
  • Customising payroll categories
  • Employee payroll information
  • Paying employees
  • Finding, correcting and managing payroll information
  • Terminating employment
  • Reconciling payroll
  • Processing superannuation
  • End of payroll year activities

Full course information | View course calender | Register for this course

BECA Computer Accounting Essentials

Overview: A practical approach to double entry bookkeeping - debits and credits explained This course is available to individuals or groups on request. Computer Accounting Essentials is a 1 day course, for a maximum of 8 participants.  Learn what is happening "behind the... more
Ideal for: new businesses, small businesses, home-based businesses, volunteer groups, first time bookkeepers, those with limited experience, small to medium businesses, office administrators, treasurers
Topics Include:
  • Cash & accrual accounting
  • Double entry
  • Chart of accounts
  • General ledger
  • Sales/Debtors
  • Purchases/Creditors
  • Stock
  • Financial statements
  • Reports

Full course information | View course calender | Register for this course

MYOBB MYOB - BAS and End of Period Essentials

Overview: During this 1 day course you will learn how to reconcile your accounts, locate and correct imbalances, prepare reports and start new financial and payroll years. All courses are trainer led and have a maximum of 6 participants to provide individual attention and plenty of opportunities to... more
Ideal for: new businesses, small businesses, home-based businesses, volunteer groups, first time bookkeepers, those with limited experience, small to medium businesses, office administrators, community organisations, treasurers
Topics Include:
  • End of period checklist
  • Bank reconciliation
  • Reconciling accounts receivable
  • Reconciling accounts payable
  • Reconciling inventory
  • Reconciling payroll
  • Reconciling GST
  • Preparing reports for BAS
  • Customising reports
  • Reporting to your accountant
  • End of year adjustments
  • Starting a new payroll year
  • Starting a new financial year

Full course information | View course calender | Register for this course

PLSE Profit & Loss Statements Explained

Overview: Use your Profit & Loss Statement to manage your business. "Profit & Loss Statements Explained"  is a 3 1/2 hour workshop for a maximum of 8 participants. Understand how to set up your books to obtain a Profit & Loss Statement that provides useful... more
Ideal for: new businesses, small businesses, home-based businesses, volunteer groups
Topics Include:
  • Income
  • Cost of sales
  • Classifying expenditure
  • Gross Profit
  • Operating Profit
  • Net Profit
  • Analysing your Profit & Loss Statement

Full course information | View course calender | Register for this course

DCE Debtor Control Essentials

Overview: A practical approach to credit policies and debt recovery This course is available for groups on request. "Debtor Control Essentials" is a 4 hour workshop for a maximum of 8 participants, presented in association with Corporate Credit Services Cashflow is crucial... more
Ideal for: home-based businesses, small to medium businesses
Topics Include:
  • Commercial credit
  • Developing a credit policy
  • Credit account applications
  • Debtor follow-up
  • Forms and letters
  • Question and answer session with Corporate Credit Services

Full course information | View course calender | Register for this course

TEDC Telephone Essentials for Debt Collection

Overview: Practical techniques for collecting overdue accounts This course is available for groups on request. This 2 hour workshop, for a maximum of 8 participants, is presented in association with Corporate Credit Services. Learn and practise techniques to improve your debt... more
Ideal for: home-based businesses, small to medium businesses, office administrators, credit staff
Topics Include:
  • Planning your calls
  • Working with hostile customers
  • What not to do
  • Customers' excuses

Full course information | View course calender | Register for this course

QBE1 QuickBooks Essentials Day 1 - The Basics

Overview: QuickBooks Essentials Day 1 - The Basics is the first day of the 2 day course, QuickBooks Essentials.  The course has been designed so it can be undertaken as 2 individual days or as a complete 2 day course.  Day 1 gives an introduction to QuickBooks and Day 2 extends this... more
Ideal for: new businesses, small businesses, home-based businesses, volunteer groups, first time bookkeepers, those with limited experience, small to medium businesses, office administrators
Topics Include:
  • Starting QuickBooks
  • Preferences
  • Chart of accounts
  • Customers
  • Suppliers  
  • Items 
  • Accounts receivable
  • Accounts payable
  • GST codes
  • Banking
  • Spending money
  • Using credit cards
  • Bank reconcilation
  • Backup function

Full course information | View course calender | Register for this course

QBE2 QuickBooks Essentials Day 2 - The Extras

Overview: QuickBooks Essentials Day 2 - The Extras is the second day of the 2 day course, QuickBooks Essentials.  The course has been designed so it can be undertaken as 2 individual days or as a complete 2 day course.  Day 1 gives an introduction to QuickBooks and Day 2 extends... more
Ideal for: new businesses, small businesses, home-based businesses, volunteer groups, first time bookkeepers, those with limited experience, small to medium businesses, office administrators
Topics Include:
  • File Management
  • Lists
  • Banking
  • Centres
  • Memorising transactions
  • Multiple users & security
  • Reminders
  • Customising your icon bar
  • Letter writing
  • Emailing supplier remittances
  • Specialised customer features
  • Customising templates
  • Class tracking
  • Job tracking
  • Billable time & costs
  • Basic inventory
  • Reporting
  • General ledger
  • GST & BAS

Full course information | View course calender | Register for this course

FMCO Financial Management for Community Organisations

Overview: Are you responsible for the finances of a community organisation? This course is available for delivery to groups on request. This 2 day introductory level workshop provides an overview of financial systems that meet the management and reporting requirements of a community... more
Ideal for: volunteer groups, community organisations, treasurers, coordinators, managers, board members, committee members
Topics Include:
  • Financial management
  • Financial management systems
  • Chart of accounts
  • Cash and accrual accounting
  • Income/Expenditure
  • Payroll
  • Assets/Liabilities
  • GST and activity statements
  • Financial statements
  • Budgeting
  • Reporting

Full course information | View course calender | Register for this course

MYOB MYOB - Setting Up and Working With

Overview: This 2 day course will teach you how to set up a MYOB data file and process day to day transactions. All courses are trainer led and have a maximum of 6 participants to provide individual attention and plenty of opportunities to practise new skills. Participants will be provided with 2... more
Ideal for: new businesses, small businesses, home-based businesses, volunteer groups, first time bookkeepers, those with limited experience, small to medium businesses, office administrators, community organisations, treasurers, coordinators, managers
Topics Include:
  • Accounting basics
  • Using MYOB accounting software
  • Creating a company file
  • Setting up an accounts list
  • Creating customer card files
  • Creating supplier card files
  • Creating items
  • Performing an initial bank reconciliation
  • Backing up and restoring
  • Customising your company data file
  • Processing sales
  • Customising and printing invoices and forms
  • Recording customer payments
  • Adjusting invoices
  • Purchasing from suppliers
  • Recording supplier payments
  • Spending and receiving money in Banking
  • Preparing and making deposits
  • Bank reconciliation
  • BAS reporting using BASlink 

Full course information | View course calender | Register for this course

CBE Cashbook Essentials

Overview: An easy and effective solution for your bookkeeping. A 6 hour individual session customised for your business.  Set up and maintain your records, using hand written cashbooks, electronic spreadsheets or cashbook computer software. Learn how to record your transactions,... more
Ideal for: new businesses, small businesses, home-based businesses, volunteer groups, first time bookkeepers, those with limited experience, community organisations, treasurers
Topics Include:
  • Recording cash receipts
  • Recording cash payments
  • Recording petty cash
  • Preparing a bank reconciliation
  • Preparing a BAS

Full course information | View course calender | Register for this course

"Would (& will) highly recommend courses to anyone owning their own business or doing bookwork for anyone. Excellent information and presentation."

Larraine Hart
Bathrooms by Hart

Bookkeeping Essentials

"Very clear, all questions answered, content tailored to individuals. Thank you."

Lynette Domney
Classic Turf Care

Profit & Loss Statements Explained