HOW TO KNOW IF YOUR BUSINESS IS FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE

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COURSE OVERVIEW

This topic of financial management covers the importance of the balance sheet. The balance sheet helps you determine if your business is financially sustainable. It also provides an overview of how to compile and use this statement. Understanding the balance sheet is crucial in financial accounting.

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This topic of the financial management covers the importance of the balance sheet. The balance sheet helps you determine if your business is financially sustainable. It also provides an overview of how to compile and use this statement. Understanding the balance sheet is crucial in financial accounting.

This topic aims to increase your understanding of accounting principles and practices by solving the following problems:

  • How do I determine if my business is financially sustainable?
  • How do I assess what my business owns and owes?
  • What is the accounting theory behind the balance sheet?
  • Where do I get the information for the balance sheet?
  • How do I draw up a balance sheet?
  • How do I interpret the information in my balance sheet to ensure a prosperous business?
  • How do I know if my business has the capacity to grow and remain financially sustainable?

This topic is for current and aspiring entrepreneurs who want an understanding of how to measure the financial position of their business for sustainability through drawing up and interpreting the balance sheet.  This will assist with having a healthy and prosperious business.

Do these questions describe you?

  • Do you want to determine what the financial position of your business is?
  • Do you want to know how to determine what your business owns and owes?
  • Do you want to be able to draw up a balance sheet for your business?
  • Do you want to be able to understand what your balance sheet means?
  • Are you doing the finances of your business yourself?
  • Are you a strategic decision maker for your business?
  • Do you want to remain relevant in an ever-changing world of work?
  • Do you want to embrace life-long learning and work towards recognised qualifications?

Then this topic of How to know if your business is financially sustainable is for you!

This is an online course with learning material and assignments.  The duration is based on your own pace and motivation.

This time commitment includes working through online content, completing assessments, reflection activities and any additional reading and enrichment activities to translate the content into your current situation.

COURSE DEVELOPER

Theo van Rooyen 

Dr. Theo van Rooyen completed his studies at 3 different Tertiary Institutions. He has a DCom in Management Accounting and a Laureatus Technology in Cost Accounting. 

His corporate career matured when he joined one of the financial institutions to manage the financial strategic planning and budgets of the group of companies.

Over the following 30 years, his entrepreneurial spirit took over and accelerated. He acquired, grew and then sold several businesses including service stations, restaurants and insurance brokers. In 1998 he was nominated as one of the top franchisees in a leading restaurant franchise group. His business experience supported him as registered mentor for small and medium business enterprises to turn around several failing businesses into profitable investments.

His success as an entrepreneur is built on quality service and quality products supported by well trained staff.

Every course consists of a series of topics that aim to solve problems you could be facing in your business as an entrepreneur. Each topic contains a number of lessons, each with a variety of activities and resources designed to aid your learning process.

  • Work through the content in each lesson
  • Take time to complete the progress quizzes to check your understanding
  • Explore any additional resources to gain access to valuable sources
  • Take time to reflect how you will apply the knowledge in your own business

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Additional Accreditation Options:

The completion of all the relevant topics in this course will provide a delegate with supporting evidence to earn credits towards a different accredited course or skills programmes, such as Business Management, Business Advisory Services and or New Venture Creation on NQF Level 4 and NQF Level 5.

If you are interested to earn credits after completing the programme, you are more than welcome to contact any of the accredited training providers.

Please take note of the following important information with regards to earning credits on the NQF through the RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) process:

  • You will need to complete all the topics of this course to qualify for accreditation.  The completion of the assignments linked to each topic can provide some of the required evidence.
  • You will need to register as a learner on the programme through an accredited training provider.
  • An Accredited Provider can guide you on the appropriate qualification and the process that you should follow to earn credits that will be relevant for your career path.  You will also receive guidance on compiling your portfolio of evidence.
  • The Provider can provide you with the appropriate assessment tools that you will have to complete, in order to be found competent on the credits.
  • It will be your responsibility to pay for the additional costs of the provider and the assessments and NLRD (National Learners Records Database) uploads.

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