The Fiscal Fitness System
Understanding Balance Sheets, Income Statements, and Cash Flow

Fiscal fitness starts with awarenessand the first step is understanding that accounting is the language of business. You can reduce your risks in this turbulent economy by understanding the critical fundamentals that are the foundation of your decision making. Whether you are a firsttime smallbusiness owner, more seasoned, or even an aspiring middle manager, you can learn in an entertaining way how to start understanding financial statements enough to run your business better: you start with a brief fiscal quiz of twenty targeted questions to uncover the blind spots to correct over time; follow that with a series of CDs that includes enjoyable thirtyminute segments on basic definitions and risk areas to be aware of for each of the three major financial statement toolsthe balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement; finish with a segment revealing five key QuickBooks reports to better appreciate their value and what they can really tell you.For those of you using other accounting packages, dont worry. These same reports exist in other accounting packages ranging from basic to enterprise level. The numbers will not scare you when you learn to: move through the barriers that hold you back from meeting your personal and business goals; become aware of how this knowledge can create new choices and options; anticipate, understand, and work through the obstacles on your way to the next level of your business success. Also included with this brilliant program are PDF copies of a series of PowerPoints, business forms, and tools from the Fiscal Doctors tool bag, as well as the link for a copy of the eBook Five Areas Where Risks Can Lurk. To access the PDFs follow these links: http://www.blackstoneaudio.com/docs/Five_Areas_Where_Risk_Can_Lurk.pdf
http://www.blackstoneaudio.com/docs/The_Fiscal_Fitness_System_Master_Workbook_by_Gary_Patterson.pdf