Accounting can seem daunting, but the simple principles behind bookkeeping can be understood by anyone that has a credit card or bank account. They include understanding a Balance, Balance Sheet, Transactions and Income Statement, and the steps of the Accounting Cycle.

A companion textbook is available covering most of the topics in hundreds of videos in Conversations with Kip. This course covers topics in Part 2 Chapter 5 dealing with accounting. It can be downloaded or ordered, either ebook or paperback, here: Balancing Act: A Practical Approach to Business Event-Based Insights

Accounting can seem daunting, but if you have a bank account or a credit card, you are already using the basics of accounting today. When you check your "balance" you are looking at a type of Balance Sheet. Checking transactions and the net change for the month is like the Income Statement.

The accounting cycle is what drives accounting. In this course, we'll highlight the simple steps of the accounting cycle. With this background, you'll be ready to perform business analysis or contribute to a financial systems development project.