The Balance Sheet Explained

You’ve heard of Al Capone, right? Well, he’s heard of you too. He’s impressed by your accounting skills and he’s decided to make you his next bookkeeper. The last guy? He’s sleeping with the fishes, but don’t worry about that. The first thing you need to look at is the balance sheet. Get that right and everything will be just fine…

No one likes to guess how their business is doing – least of all a mafia don. So, understanding the balance sheet is important. When you do, as a business owner, you’ll discover whether you’re sinking or swimming. As a mafia accountant, getting it right will mean the difference between being a made man (or woman)… and wearing the dreaded concrete boots.

For a lot of people, numbers can be puzzling, and accounting might not be at the top of the list of fun things to do. So, to make the knowledge in this course more memorable, we went with a familiar gangster theme and some comedy moments to help turn plain old numbers into an interesting and engaging story. It’s even got a catchy acronym, to aid memory recall.

Learners can control the pace of the learning with an interactive splash screen, and they also get to test their understanding through an interactive knowledge checker. Finally, the course comes complete with a handy infographic, which provides a tangible reminder of the basics of balance sheets.