Join Skillshare CEO Matt Cooper to learn to read and understand the essential financial statements everyone should know! No matter your career path, everyone should understand the basics of business accounting. Start here with a straightforward walkthrough of the three essential financial spreadsheets: income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
Key lessons include:
- Cash accounting vs accrual accounting
- Calculating topline revenue
- How to balance your statements
- Key terms and basic equations
Fill in a mock spreadsheet!
Practice your financial knowledge by filling in a financial spreadsheet for your business, whether it's a lemonade stand or a real organization. Explore the financial statements of public companies, test out different revenue lines, and experiment with how different amounts of assets and liabilities affect your cash flow.