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ITIAN Small Business Accounting Academy
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Small Business Accounting Academy
Learn practical small business bookkeeping, invoicing, GST, bank reconciliation, profit and loss, cash flow, budgeting, job pricing, Xero, MYOB, Excel bookkeeping, end-of-year preparation and AI-assisted accounting workflows.
Know Your Numbers
Practical accounts for real small business owners.
Built from Real Small Business Experience
This academy is based on practical experience running a small business, doing bookkeeping, managing invoices, tracking expenses, preparing GST returns and organising records for tax. It is designed for people who want to understand their business numbers without getting buried in accounting jargon.
The goal is simple: help small business owners stay organised, price work better, understand profit, avoid record-keeping panic, and prepare cleaner information for accountants or tax returns.
Who This Academy Is For
A practical accounting pathway for small business owners, sole traders and learners.
💼 Small Business Owners
Learn how to organise records, track income, control expenses and understand profit.
🔨 Sole Traders
Practical bookkeeping for people doing work, issuing invoices, buying materials and managing tax obligations.
🐝 Beekeeping & Local Sellers
Useful for honey sales, local products, small stock tracking, pricing, invoices and cash-flow control.
📸 Creative Businesses
Ideal for photography, booklets, prints, online sales, Trade Me, Picfair and service-based income.
🧾 New Bookkeepers
Learn accounting terms, GST, bank reconciliation, cashbooks and business reports step by step.
📚 ITIAN Students
Connect small business, websites, digital marketing and finance into one complete business pathway.
Accounting Learning Path
Move from basic bookkeeping through to GST, reports, software and end-of-year preparation.
Course Modules
A full practical accounting course for running the money side of a small business.
Module 1 — Welcome & Roadmap
Module 2 — Business Finance Setup
Module 3 — Bookkeeping Fundamentals
Module 4 — Quotes, Invoices & Payments
Module 5 — GST & IRD
Module 6 — Bank Reconciliation
Module 7 — Financial Reports
Module 8 — Pricing & Profit
Module 9 — Assets & Depreciation
Module 10 — Payroll Basics
Module 11 — Xero Basics
Module 12 — MYOB Basics
Module 13 — Excel Bookkeeping
Module 14 — End of Financial Year
Module 15 — AI for Accounting
Module 16 — Business Growth
Module 17 — Practical Projects
Module 18 — Quiz & Certificate
Bookkeeping Workflow
A simple workflow for keeping business accounts under control.
Sell → Invoice → Receive → Record → Reconcile → Report → File
Practical Downloads & Resources
Templates and checklists to help students build a working accounting system.
🧾 Invoice & Quote Templates
Simple templates for quoting jobs, invoicing customers and recording payment terms.
Open Templates📊 Excel Cashbook
A starter spreadsheet structure for tracking income, expenses, GST and monthly totals.
Open Cashbook🇳🇿 GST Worksheet
Practice worksheet for separating GST, calculating GST returns and avoiding common mistakes.
Open Worksheet📁 End-of-Year Checklist
Checklist for organising invoices, receipts, bank statements, assets, loans and reports.
Open Checklist🏆 Certificate
Complete modules, projects and the final quiz for the Small Business Accounting Academy certificate.
Open CertificateSuggested First Pages
Start with these core pages to build the academy foundation.
| Page Slug | Purpose |
|---|---|
| accounting-welcome | Introduce the academy, learning path and practical business focus. |
| accounting-bookkeeping-basics | Explain bookkeeping in simple language for beginners. |
| accounting-business-bank-account | Explain why business banking separation matters. |
| accounting-invoices | Teach professional invoicing, payment terms and invoice tracking. |
| accounting-gst-basics | Introduce GST concepts for New Zealand small business learners. |
| accounting-bank-reconciliation | Teach the monthly process of matching bank transactions. |
| accounting-profit-and-loss | Explain how to read a profit and loss report. |
| accounting-final-project | Build a complete small business bookkeeping system. |
Start the Small Business Accounting Academy
Begin with bookkeeping basics, then move into invoices, GST, reconciliation, financial reports, pricing, software, end-of-year work and business growth.