Training Services

Whether you need one on one private sessions or prefer a hands on, classroom setting with your own computer to apply the day's lessons, we offer a range of classes and training programs with a business orientation. All are designed for the senior manager, business owner or entrepreneur to be able to apply the solutions that they have learned directly to their own specific situation.

We encourage you to register and pay for your course using our shopping cart system. If you are not comfortable providing your credit card online, please fill out the Registration Form, print it and send it back to us along with your payment.

All trainings will take place at: 301 - 990 Homer Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 2W7

Classroom training

Basics for Business Series - Microsoft Excel (EX-1)

A basic Microsoft Excel course for the business owner, entrepreneur or business professional who needs practical hands on skills to make Excel work for them in a business environment. Also ideal for SE program applicants/participants. Presented as a series of hands on exercises to let you develop and work with The course demonstrations that walk you through the development of various spreadsheets that you will use for your business, including financial statements, budgets, cash flow statements, invoices, charts and more. Theory is great but practice is better. Learn practical tips as well as best practices in spreadsheet development, page setup and presentation by direct application of what you learn. Each client works at their own workstation. You will learn how to develope custom financial spreadsheets including:

• Formatting cells, rows, columns, worksheets & workbooks
• Saving, copying & protecting your work
• Working with links
• Multiple sheets in a workbook
• Handling data
• Basic formulae
• Absolute references
• Sorting & filtering data
• Creating graphs & charts
• Inserting graphics
• Populating spreadsheets
• Business spreadsheets
• What-if analysis

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Basics For Business Series - Bookkeeping I - III

This is a basic bookkeeping course designed for the business owner/entrepreneur. Whether you want to keep your own books or have somebody else do them, understanding how it works is an essential skill for any business owner and valuable to any business manager. The series is a must for anyone contemplating a new business or an existing business owner seeking an effective overview. Delegate, don't abdicate. Know what your bookkeeper is doing — or should be!

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Basics for Business — Bookkeeping I
Explore the nature of equity, owner's net worth, GAAP and principles & application of double entry accounting. Discussion, definition & classification of assets, liabilities, equity, revenue, expense & contra-assets. Bookkeeping file management.

Basics for Business — Bookkeeping II
Accrual accounting, inventory and cost of goods, amortization, preparing income statements, budgets accounting for bank loans, cash flow statement & cash flow management.

Basics for Business — Bookkeeping III
Receivables, payables, payroll source deductions, payroll processing alternatives, GST, PST, WCB, do's & don'ts of business write-offs, employees vs. contractors, basic employment standards, hiring professionals, planning and choosing to succeed. Introduction to Simply Accounting.

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Bookkeeping with Simply Accounting (BKSA-1)

This is a bookkeeping course using Simply Accounting to demonstrate use of a computerized system. This is designed for the entrepreneur or business owner who wants to either do their own bookkeeping or to gain an understanding of what their bookkeeper should be doing. The course consists of two morning classes from 9am to 1pm including a 15 minute break. Also included in the course are a workbook with checklists, Simply Accounting 2006, 30 day trial CD (Basic, Pro and Premium versions) a business spreadsheets CD and one month email support valued at $50.

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Do you have specific bookkeeping needs? We also offer custom training in Simply Accounting. Visit Misam Canada Consulting for details

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