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Small Business Accounting

Know if you are truly making profit, and keep books that earn trust.

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About this course

Stop guessing whether your business is making money. In five weeks you will learn to separate your money from the business, record every kobo, price for real profit, read a simple profit and loss, and keep one honest set of books that banks and partners respect.

Do you actually know if your business is making profit, or do you just know there is money in your hand? Those are two very different things, and confusing them is the quiet killer of small Nigerian businesses.

What you'll learn

Course syllabus — 6 lessons

  1. Why every kobo counts10 min
  2. Separate yourself from your business11 min
  3. The daily cashbook11 min
  4. Know your numbers: cost, profit and pricing12 min
  5. Simple financial statements11 min
  6. Tax, records and honest books12 min

Your project

One-Week Cashbook & Profit Statement for a Real Business

A link to a Google Sheet or document (or clear photos of a written cashbook compiled into one PDF/doc) showing your 7-day cashbook, your profit & loss statement, your gross-margin calculation, and your written summary with recommendations.

Certificates on Skillnaija are earned, not issued for attendance: you submit this project, it is graded against a rubric, and passing issues a certificate anyone can verify.

Frequently asked questions

Is Small Business Accounting free?

Yes. Small Business Accounting is completely free on Skillnaija. You need a free account to open the lessons, and there is no charge for the course, the project, or the certificate.

How long does Small Business Accounting take to complete?

5 weeks · ~3 hrs/week. There are 6 lessons, about 1 hour of material in total. You learn at your own pace and your progress is saved.

Do I need any experience to start Small Business Accounting?

Beginner-friendly. You can start from scratch — no prior experience is assumed.

What will I learn in Small Business Accounting?

You will build practical skills in Recording transactions, Separating personal & business money, Cash flow & profit, Pricing for profit, Reading simple statements, Tax & record-keeping basics. Every lesson is written for a Nigerian context, with examples drawn from how the work is actually done and paid for here.

Do I get a certificate for Small Business Accounting?

Yes, but it has to be earned. You complete the course project — One-Week Cashbook & Profit Statement for a Real Business and submit it for grading. Passing the project issues a verifiable certificate; finishing the lessons alone does not.

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