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Let's Talk Finance

Color Accounting Learning System

The Color Accounting Learning System™ brings accounting literacy to life using diagrams, color coding, deliberate sequencing, plain language, intuitive explanations, templates, and hands-on stationery. 

Are you too busy working on your business that you have no time in your business? 

WE KNOW THE STRUGGLE...

Accounting and bookkeeping are not as daunting as they may initially seem. With our creative and easy-to-understand approach, you can conquer your fear of financial management and gain the confidence and financial literacy needed to thrive in the business world. Embrace the power of organized finances and make informed decisions that will pave the way for your business's success. Don't let accounting hold you back; instead, let it be the stepping stone to your prosperity.

We offer two formats of our courses.  Our 4-hour seminar includes the first two conversations in the Let's Talk Finance curriculum which focuses on the Foundation and Fundamentals of Accounting which includes the Balance Sheet and Income Statement.  Our 8-hour workshop expands on the fundamentals by using the BaSIS Board to facilitate two additional conversations on the Accounting for Business Scenarios and Telling a Business Story.

You are a passionate entrepreneur and it's time to give your business the accounting boost it deserves.

Seminar - Foundation & Fundamentals (4 Hours)

We believe that a strong foundation is the key to success in accounting.

Our workshops focus on the fundamentals—the 5 pillars of accounting—that form the bedrock of financial knowledge and the basic financial statements:  The Balance Sheet and the Income Statement.

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By mastering these core principles, you'll have a solid understanding of how accounting works, enabling you to build upon this knowledge with ease. We ensure that you have a manageable starting point that sets you up for success in your accounting journey.

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​What is included: 

  • Let's Talk Finance Workbook & writing tools 

  • 4 Hour in person, or virtual training with Certified Facilitator 

 

What you will learn? 

  • Learning System: focus on language, definitions, classification, and groupings of Accounting and business terminology 

  • Gain a profound comprehension of accounting principles and terminology 

  • Grasp the foundational structure of financial statements

  • Sources and Uses of Funds that fuel the business's Value Generation Cycle

  • Accounting Duality, the how behind where everything is in balance

  • Basic and Double Entry Transactions and how they impact the Balance Sheet and Income Statement

  • Introduction to Accrual Accounting 

Our workshop builds off the initial course on fundamentals and expands into application.

What is Included:

  • BaSIS Board Pack. transaction cards, store front place card. 

  • Reinforcing accounting foundation and fundamentals while adding new accounting concepts

  • Additional 4 Hour in person, or virtual training with Certified Facilitator

Workshop (8 Hours) -
 

Accounting for Business Scenarios
BaSIS Pop-Up Board

A 3D concept map of how accounting works, in physical form.  Designed to get your hands moving in your journey towards fully understanding accounting and demystifying common accounting confusion. ​​

What you will learn? 

  • Gain a profound comprehension of accounting principles and terminology. 

  • Grasp the foundational structure of financial statements. 

  • Engage confidently in financial discussions, posing impactful questions with comprehensive understanding of financial elements and a holistic conceptual framework. 

  • Identify high risk areas within financial statements. 

  • Heightened awareness of language ambiguities uses by accountants and financial professionals, leading to improved communication and reduced misunderstandings.

  • Distinguish between significant concepts and trivial naming conventions. 

Telling a Business Story

​We go beyond teaching you theoretical accounting concepts. We emphasize the practical application of what you learn to your own business.

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Our workshops provide you with valuable insights on how to understand your day-to-day operations, enabling you to make informed financial decisions that drive your business forward.

You'll leave our workshops with actionable strategies that you can implement immediately, making your time spent learning accounting truly worthwhile.

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What you will learn? ​

 

  • Engage confidently in financial discussions, posing impactful questions with comprehensive understanding of financial elements and a holistic conceptual framework

  • Confidently tell the story of a business through the financial statements

  • Identify high risk areas within financial statements

  • Heightened awareness of language ambiguities uses by accountants and financial professionals, leading to improved communications and reduces misunderstandings

  • Distinguish between significant concepts and trivial naming conventions

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