Seeing the Big Picture: Understanding Financial Statements
What you’ll learn
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Understand how the 3 financial statements work fit together
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Learn the key measures on each financial statement
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Diagnose the financial strength of any company
The goal of this course is to give you a sound understanding of the 3 core financial statements and the “story” they tell.
This course will cover:
- The Income Statement
- The Balance Sheet
- The Statement of Cash Flows
Whether you are currently working for a company, own a company, or looking to start a company, having a working knowledge of the financial statements gives you an edge that many people lack. I am not interested in turning you into an accounting genius, but I am very interested in building your business confidence.
This course is an excerpt taken from the full-length course, Seeing the Big Picture: Business and Financial Acumen Training. In this course you will find reference to the 5 Drivers business model, which isn’t covered here, but in the full-length course.
Who this course is for:
- Business Professionals – Looking to Advance Your Career
- Entrepreneurs & Small Business Owners – Looking to Grow Your Company
- Job Seekers – Looking to Build Your Credibility
Liviu Balan –
Pro:
-A good idea for a short version of the course to see if it fits for you
-Quiz at the end of each chapter
Cons:
-The course is focused on accounting data. From my point of view the big picture imply more than money: starts from idea and continue to people who create the product, then the actual product
Praveen Repakula –
Simple illustrations to gain a good understanding
Irene Moses –
This was the simplest form of explanation of P & L I have ever received.
Emily Tolnai –
Instructor is engaging, and I do like the practical questions but a bit too concise and fast paced if it’s been a while since you dealt with financial statements
Francesco Lesi –
well done! brief and clear, PDF files don’t open
Yuliya Sklyarenko –
Unclear financial terms like earning per share,
Nadia sofia –
Ok, wish we could get a more explanation on answers to the quiz. otherwise, super simple to follow. thanks
Aaron Carlson –
Good overview of the content & what I was looking for.
Imroz Mahmud –
Great foundation but the financial statements during quizzes aren’t legible
Daniel Cordi –
course was thorough and well explained. one or two of the quiz questions did not provide all the information required to calculate the necessary ratios for the correct answer and the dates on the printed PDFs dont match that of the slides but the numbers are all the same. otherwise great course