Business Finance Home Study Course

Following the Business Finance home study course you’ll be able to:

• Define the need for keeping books
• Describe common book-keeping methods
• Understand credit control techniques and methods
• Devise debt recovery procedures
• Understand costing and pricing models and methods
• Conduct break even analyses
• Prepare a trading budget
• Manage cash and cashflow
• Compose basic financial reports

Qualification

The Business Finance home study course leads to the fully accredited award Certificate in Business Finance - ASET Level 2. ASET is a leading UK awarding body recognised by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.

Course Syllabus

The course is divided up into four modules, as follows:

Module 1: book-keeping

Why keep books?
Book-keeping methods
Introduction to VAT
The analysed cash book
Sales and purchase day books
Reconciling the bank account
Double entry book-keeping
Single entry systems

Module 2: Credit Control

Cracking the credit problem
Is my customer credit worthy?
Credit control routines
Debt recovery through the courts
Statutory demands, insolvency and bankruptcy
VAT and tax relief for bad debts

Module 3: Costing & Pricing

Pricing a product
Costing a product
Pricing a service
Break even analysis
Contribution theory
Absorption costing

Module 4: Management Accounting

Budgets
Cashflow
Managing cash
The trading budget
The profit & loss account
Management reports
Manual accounting records
Computerised accounting records
Breakeven analysis

Duration

You may register at any time and have a full year to complete your studies, with extensions being granted at our discretion. The Business Finance Home Study Course will take around 120 hours of study to complete.

Tutor Support and Assessment

The course is designed for you to study at home or work. You will receive a course manual, assignments and studyguide plus tutor support by mail and email. You will also have access to a dedicated student support line during working hours.

Each unit is followed by a written assignment, which is submitted and marked by your tutor. There is no external examination required.

What's included in the Business Finance Home Study Course?

Studyguide
Comprehensive study notes for each unit of the course
Self-assessment activities
Assignments
Tutor support
Assignment marking & feedback
ASET registration and accreditation

Your investment

£ 215.00

Methods of payment: Credit/Debit card online (using Paypal).

You can pay the course fees in full or by instalments.

If paying by instalments you will pay a deposit of £125, followed by 4 monthly instalments at £30 (credit card only). To pay by instalments please call 0845 094 5889 .

Business Finance Home Study Course

ASET Level 2
120 hours

Online payments are made using Paypal - all major credit and debit cards accepted.

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