Budget Management for Growing Businesses
Learn practical financial planning through real business scenarios. Our autumn 2025 program starts September — giving you time to prepare for genuine financial transformation in your business operations.
Weeks of focused learning with weekly assignments
Live workshop sessions spread across four months
Real business case studies from Australian markets
What You'll Actually Learn
We don't do theory for theory's sake. Each module builds on the previous one, and you'll work with actual numbers from your business. By December 2025, you'll have created a working budget system tailored to your specific situation.
Foundation Phase
Weeks 1-4 cover cash flow fundamentals and expense categorization. You'll map your current spending patterns and identify where money actually goes in your business.
Building Your System
Weeks 5-10 focus on creating budgets that work for your business type. Service businesses need different approaches than product-based ones — we address both.
Real-World Application
Weeks 11-16 are about testing your system with peer review sessions. Other participants will look at your budget structure and you'll review theirs — this catches blind spots.
Who's Teaching This
Our instructors run businesses themselves. They've made budgeting mistakes and figured out what actually works in Australian market conditions.
Desmond Kincaid
Manufacturing & InventorySpent 12 years managing finances for a Perth-based manufacturing operation. Knows the specific challenges of product-based businesses and inventory management.
Rhiannon Caldwell
Service Business FinanceBuilt and sold two consulting businesses in Western Australia. Her forte is helping service providers understand their actual profit margins beyond surface-level numbers.
Seren Blackwood
Retail & E-commerceManages budget planning for three retail locations across Perth. She understands seasonal fluctuations and the cash flow challenges specific to retail operations.
Getting Started
The program starts September 8, 2025, with orientation week. Classes run Monday and Wednesday evenings, 6:30-8:30 PM AWST. Some people prefer the online sessions, others join us at our Newcastle St location.
Initial Conversation
We'll talk about your business type and what you're hoping to accomplish. This helps us understand if the program timing works for your current situation.
30 minutesPre-Work Assignment
Before classes start, you'll gather three months of business expenses. This gives you baseline data to work with during the program.
Due by Aug 25, 2025Orientation Week
Meet your cohort and set up your workspace. We cover software options and you'll choose which tools make sense for your business.
Sept 8-10, 2025Program Begins
Regular sessions start September 15. You'll have homework between classes — expect to spend 4-6 hours per week on assignments and review.
16 weeks totalApplications Open June 2025
We limit each cohort to 18 participants so everyone gets individual attention. Early conversations help us match participants with similar business types.
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