Bookkeeping for Small Business

Record what comes in and goes out so the year-end is not a crisis.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 What a small business must be able to show
2. 1.2 Cash in the bank is not profit
3. 1.3 Keeping business and personal money apart
4. 1.4 Choosing a simple system that will last
1. 2.1 Income, expenses, assets and what you owe
2. 2.2 Cash basis and accruals in plain terms
3. 2.3 Source documents, and why you keep them
4. 2.4 Setting up a list of accounts
1. 3.1 Raising invoices that get paid
2. 3.2 Recording sales and receipts
3. 3.3 Chasing late payment
4. 3.4 Deposits, refunds and credit notes
1. 4.1 Purchases, bills and receipts
2. 4.2 Paying suppliers and recording it
3. 4.3 Expenses, mileage and owner spending
4. 4.4 Recurring costs and subscriptions
1. 5.1 Reading a bank statement
2. 5.2 Bank reconciliation, step by step
3. 5.3 Items that have not cleared, and errors
4. 5.4 Several accounts, cards and cash
1. 6.1 Paying yourself
2. 6.2 Wages and what they really cost the business
3. 6.3 Recording stock simply
4. 6.4 Equipment and larger purchases
1. 7.1 A simple profit and loss
2. 7.2 What you own and what you owe
3. 7.3 Cash flow forecasting on one page
4. 7.4 Spotting trouble early
1. 8.1 Getting ready for the accountant
2. 8.2 How long to keep records, and why
3. 8.3 The mistakes small businesses make most
4. 8.4 Knowing when to get professional help

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Job-ready from the first module Everything here is a task you will actually be asked to do at work, not theory you will never use.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Pre-degree / Foundation for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.