Master Your Business Budget Without the Spreadsheet Headaches
Most small business owners in regional Australia handle their budgets like they're defusing a bomb. We teach you to approach financial planning with confidence instead of dread. Our autumn 2025 program starts with real scenarios from Dubbo businesses.
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Three Things We Actually Teach You
Reading Cash Flow Patterns
You'll learn why your account balance doesn't tell the whole story. We walk through seasonal fluctuations that hit regional businesses harder than metro ones, and how to spot warning signs three months before they become problems.
Building Realistic Forecasts
Forget those optimistic projections that assume everything goes perfectly. We teach forecasting that accounts for the unexpected truck breakdown, the supplier who raises prices mid-year, and the customer who takes ninety days to pay instead of thirty.
Making Quick Decisions
When an opportunity or crisis arrives, you need answers fast. Our framework helps you evaluate financial impacts in minutes rather than days, using tools that don't require an accounting degree or expensive software.
Started Because Banks Don't Teach This Stuff
Back in 2019, I watched three solid businesses in Dubbo close because they couldn't see financial trouble coming. Not because they were bad at what they did, but because nobody taught them how to read their own numbers.
So we built something different. Not accounting courses that put you to sleep, but practical financial literacy that you can use Monday morning. The kind of knowledge that helps you sleep better at night because you understand what's actually happening with your money.
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Our next program runs September 2025 through February 2026
Foundation Work
We start with your actual business numbers. You'll map your current financial situation and identify the gaps in your understanding. No theory without context. Everything connects to your real business challenges right from week one.
Building Systems
This is where you create forecasting tools that actually work for your specific business type. Retail looks different from service businesses. Seasonal operations need different approaches than steady-state ones. You'll build what fits your reality.
Running Scenarios
The final phase puts your new skills through realistic stress tests. What happens if revenue drops fifteen percent? If your biggest client delays payment? If you need to hire someone sooner than planned? You'll practice making decisions under pressure before real pressure arrives.
Sienna Kirkwood
Program Director
"Financial planning shouldn't feel like homework. It should feel like finally understanding the language your business speaks."
I spent twelve years helping regional businesses navigate financial decisions before building this program. The thing that surprised me most was how many capable business owners felt completely lost when looking at their own financials. Not because they weren't smart, but because nobody ever explained it in plain terms.
We keep classes small on purpose. Eight to twelve participants maximum. That way I can answer your specific questions about your actual business, not just deliver generic content that might apply to someone somewhere.
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