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6 modules · ~16 min
Finance for Non-Finance People
The basic finance terms employees hear in planning, budgeting, and leadership updates.
What you'll be able to do
01
Read a budget, forecast and run rate
02
Tell profit from margin and read a P&L
03
Distinguish CapEx from OpEx
04
Understand cost centers and headcount
Modules
6 in this track- 1 Budgets, Forecasts & Run Rate Free The plan, the updated guess, and the simple math that turns one month into a full year. Start →
- 2 Profit, Margin & the P&L Free What profit really is, why margin matters more than the headline number, and how to read a P&L. Start →
- 3 CapEx vs OpEx Free Why a laptop and a subscription get treated differently, and what that means in everyday planning. Start →
- 4 Cost Centers & Headcount Free How companies group spending into buckets and why 'headcount' is the number everyone watches. Start →
- 5 Investment Appraisal: NPV, Payback & IRR Free How companies decide whether a project is worth the money, using three simple yardsticks. Start →
- 6 The Stock Market & Public Companies Free What it really means to work at a public company, and why the share price moves the way it does. Start →