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In Lesson 1.1: Concepts in Small Business and Self-Employment, you’ll be introduced to the Top 10 Traits of Entrepreneurs, so you can see how many of these qualities you already possess and how many you’ll need to develop. You’ll be provided with information on a host of resources to further your study, including websites, books, communities, videos, mentors, advisors, technology, software, and live chats with experts.

In Lesson 1.2: Introduction to Bookkeeping, will give you a highly condensed overview of basic accounting and bookkeeping concepts. And since learning is often relearning, the material in this lesson should serve as a resource as you get into the details of the bookkeeper’s vital role in businesses large and small.

Lesson 1.3: Charts of Accounts and Ledgers is stacked high with lists, lists of typical accounts, and account code lists to get you familiar with different ways to interpret or set up a chart of accounts. We will also introduce making journal entries when recording sales, purchases, payments, and cash receipts.

Lesson 2.1: Payroll Basics focuses on payroll. You will master the concepts and procedures, such as steps in the payroll process, differentiating wages from salaries, differentiating hourly from piece-rate plans, and all the other topics associated with payroll.

In Lesson 2.2: Purchasing, Billing Activities, and Cash Management, we guide you through the procedures for making and recording purchases. We will also go over new concepts that might include an expense report or use taxes. Additionally, we will guide you on applying appropriate purchasing controls and various accounting procedures.

In Lesson 2.3: Inventory, Assets and Debt, we focus on key challenges that include mastering the differences between periodic and perpetual inventory systems, absorption and standard costing, and different approaches to calculating inventory.

Lesson 3.1: Financial Statements will help you master the process of ending an accounting period. We will also cover the preparation of financial statements and exploring the purpose of the trial balance in the accounting cycle.

In Lesson 3.2: Budgeting and Controls, we focus on budgets and controls. Here, you’ll learn how a host of budgets are constructed to organize aspects of a company’s operations. You will also gain some insight into how budgeting based on historical information can be organized as a plan for future operations as well as a system of controls that help keep company players on the same page. In addition, we will explain the nature and purpose of controls and which control options are for various operations systems.

In Lesson 3.3: Records Management and Cost Reduction, we cover specific guidelines for such things as document retention, storage area policies, storing confidential documents, and tax records. We also introduce you to techniques for setting up a cost reduction plan.