Why we chose Colour Accounting™

“Colour Accounting™ would have set me up to understand finance, not just read financial statements”

Iain Chalmers, MD, Holst

Join us on 16th April in central London as we launch a revolution in financial literacy in the UK.

Go to the Colour Accounting™ site here. 

Many people have asked me why we chose Colour Accounting™ as it is unlike our current portfolio. The answer lies in three areas:

1. It’s different
2. We have a passion for finance
3. There is a need.

It’s different

Colour Accounting™ tears apart existing finance & accounting training and gets right to the root of the problem. Colour Accounting™ starts from scratch to teach a base understanding of accounting that builds confidence in financial literacy. Colour Accounting teaches the language of finance. It dispels myths and gives delegates the confidence to ask questions to their FD, accountant, bank manager – whoever is important in their working (and personal!) life.

Passion for finance

As MD of an SME, finance is the bedrock of success. I remember about 7 years ago attending a ‘Finance for non-financial managers’ course. The course materials were a:

• Balance Sheet
• P&L Statement
• Calculator

We spent two days going through line-by-line and it was terrible. Worse still, my confidence was lower when I finished than when I started! Colour Accounting™ would have set me up to understand finance – not just how to read financial statements. We’re passionate about helping businesses build genuine competence and confidence in their staff. The publishers of Colour Accounting™, Accounting Comes Alive, are completely focused on finance – it’s all they do!

There is a need

Finance is one of those areas, like law, where business people lack the confidence to speak up. If the FD says it’s black, then we certainly don’t call it white. Small business owners who deal with accountants & bank manager; line managers with budget responsibility and a P&L to manage; organisations who need the finance team to communicate better with the rest of the organisation – Colour Accounting™ is here for everyone. So join us on 16th April 2013 in central London for the UK launch of Colour Accounting™ and find out why it’s different, why we have a passion for finance and why there is a need for better financial literacy across the UK. Go to the Colour Accounting™ site here.  [traininglist slug=”colour-accounting-ad-hoc”] To find out more about the Colour Accounting™ visit www.colouraccounting.holstgroup.co.uk or call 0203 111 9292]]>