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Financial Analysis Training for Business Owners

Our autumn 2025 program helps you understand your numbers without drowning in spreadsheets. Built for real business owners who need practical skills.

How We Actually Teach This Stuff

Most finance training throws theory at you and hopes something sticks. We don't do that.

Instead, you'll work with numbers from actual Taiwan businesses. Not textbook examples—real cases where someone had to figure out if they could afford another location or whether their pricing made sense.

1

Start With Your Questions

We begin by mapping what you actually need to know, not what a curriculum says you should learn.

2

Practice On Real Data

You'll analyze financial statements from businesses similar to yours. See what patterns emerge when you know the context.

3

Build Your Own Tools

By the end, you'll have templates and frameworks that work for your specific situation.

Business owner reviewing financial analysis on laptop with notes

What You'll Actually Learn

Six modules that cover the essential skills. Each one builds on what came before, but you can also jump around if you need something specific.

Reading Statements

Figure out what those three financial statements actually tell you. We skip the accounting jargon and focus on what matters for decisions.

Ratio Analysis

Learn which ratios matter for your industry and how to spot trouble before it becomes a crisis. No memorizing formulas—just practical interpretation.

Cash Flow Planning

Build realistic projections that account for Taiwan's payment cycles and seasonal patterns. This is where theory meets your actual bank account.

Cost Structures

Understand where your money goes and whether you're spending it in the right places. Includes benchmarking against similar businesses.

Investment Decisions

When should you expand? How do you evaluate new opportunities? We'll work through the frameworks that help you decide with confidence.

Risk Assessment

Identify financial vulnerabilities before they matter. Learn to build buffers and backup plans that actually work.

Who's Teaching

Three practitioners who've spent years analyzing businesses in Taiwan. They've seen what works and what doesn't.

Instructor Edvard Lindqvist reviewing financial documents

Edvard Lindqvist

Lead Instructor

Spent twelve years doing financial due diligence for acquisitions across Asia. Now helps business owners understand their numbers without the complexity.

Instructor Sloane Pemberton working with students

Sloane Pemberton

Financial Planning Expert

Former CFO for three different retail chains. Teaches the cash flow and forecasting modules based on real scenarios she's navigated.

Instructor Freja Kohler discussing analysis methods

Freja Kohler

Risk Analysis Specialist

Works with manufacturing businesses on financial resilience. Her module focuses on identifying vulnerabilities before they become problems.

Collaborative learning session with business professionals

Next Program Starts October 2025

We run two sessions per year. The autumn cohort begins October 14th and runs through mid-December.

Classes meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings at our Kaohsiung location. Each session is three hours, with breaks built in.

Duration 10 weeks
Schedule Tue & Thu, 6:30-9:30 PM
Location Sanmin District, Kaohsiung
Class Size Limited to 18 participants

Applications open in June. We review them on a rolling basis, so earlier is better if you're interested.

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