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Read Financial Statements Like You Actually Know What You're Doing

Most people stare at balance sheets and income statements hoping the numbers will suddenly make sense. We teach you to spot the patterns that matter—the ones that tell you if a business is genuinely profitable or just good at looking busy.

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How We Actually Teach This Stuff

Financial analysis isn't rocket science, but it's taught like it is. We break down statements into manageable pieces you can understand in a few weeks, not years.

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Start With Real Companies

You'll work with actual published financial statements from Australian businesses. Not textbook examples that conveniently have round numbers and perfect ratios. Real data with all the messiness that comes with it.

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Learn What Questions To Ask

The difference between someone who reads statements and someone who understands them is knowing which questions reveal the truth. We teach you to spot inconsistencies and red flags that others miss.

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Practice Until It Clicks

You'll analyze dozens of statements across different industries. Manufacturing companies have different patterns than retail. Service businesses look nothing like tech startups. You need to see enough variety to build genuine pattern recognition.

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Build Your Reference Library

By the end, you'll have worked through case studies you can reference later. When you're looking at a statement six months from now, you'll remember a similar situation and know exactly what to check.

Detailed financial data analysis and ratio calculation worksheets

People Who Figured It Out

These are actual participants from our 2024 programs. Different backgrounds, different reasons for learning, but they all got to the point where financial statements stopped being intimidating.

Hamish Lundquist analyzing financial statements and business metrics

Hamish Lundquist

I ran my business for eight years without really understanding the financial reports my accountant sent. Felt like I was driving blindfolded. Now I can actually see where the money goes and make decisions based on data instead of guesses.

Vera Thibault

The program filled gaps I didn't know I had. My finance degree covered the theory but not the practical side of spotting problems in real statements. Learned more about detecting earnings management in eight weeks than in three years of university.

Oskar Brennan

Came from a marketing background with zero finance experience. Honestly thought I'd be lost. The way they explain things assumes you're starting from scratch, which I was. Six months later, I'm doing financial due diligence for a consulting firm.

Comprehensive financial statement comparative analysis across multiple periods

Why Our Approach Gets Better Results

Most financial courses dump formulas on you and expect memorization. That works for passing exams, not for actual analysis. We focus on understanding context and developing judgment.

You'll learn why certain ratios matter for specific industries and why others are useless. A current ratio that's perfectly healthy for a retailer might signal serious problems for a manufacturer. Context changes everything, and that's what we teach.

Our programs run for 12-16 weeks starting September 2025, with both evening and weekend options. Real learning takes time. Anyone promising to teach you financial analysis in a weekend is either lying or teaching you to use a calculator.

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Real-World Focus

Every example comes from actual businesses. You'll see what normal looks like and what warning signs look like.

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Pattern Recognition

We teach you to spot trends and anomalies quickly. The more statements you analyze, the faster you get at identifying issues.

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Industry Context

Different sectors have different financial characteristics. You'll understand what's normal for retail versus manufacturing versus services.

Ready to Actually Understand Those Numbers?

Our next cohort starts in September 2025. Spaces are limited because we keep groups small enough for individual feedback on your analysis work.