Start Your Financial Analysis Journey This Fall

We're opening enrollment for our 2025 courses in business activity analysis. These programs are designed for people who want to understand how companies really work—not just the surface-level stuff, but the deeper patterns that drive success or signal trouble.

Our approach comes from years of working directly with Canadian businesses. We've seen what works and what doesn't when analyzing financial health, operational efficiency, and strategic positioning.

How We Actually Teach This Stuff

Most financial education feels disconnected from reality. You learn formulas without context, ratios without meaning. We built our curriculum differently because we wanted something that would actually prepare people for the messy, complex world of real business analysis.

Our methodology starts with complete financial statements from actual Canadian companies—not sanitized textbook examples. You'll work through the same challenges analysts face every day: incomplete information, industry-specific quirks, and the need to make decisions with imperfect data.

Case studies drawn from Alberta's diverse business landscape, including resource sector companies, service businesses, and emerging tech firms
Research-backed frameworks that explain why certain metrics matter more in different contexts—retail versus manufacturing, growth stage versus mature operations
Practical tools for spotting red flags early, before they become crisis situations
Direct feedback from instructors who've spent time analyzing businesses across multiple economic cycles

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Finding the Right Course for Your Situation

People come to us from different backgrounds with different goals. Some are switching careers, others want to improve their current role, and a few are preparing to start their own ventures. Here's how to figure out which program fits your needs.

New to Financial Analysis

If you've never worked with financial statements or business metrics, our Foundations course starts from scratch. We cover the basics of balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow—but with context that makes them relevant to real decision-making.

Have Some Experience

For those who understand the fundamentals but want to go deeper, our Advanced Analysis program focuses on industry-specific considerations, competitive positioning, and the subtler indicators that separate good analysts from great ones.

Industry-Specific Focus

Working in a specialized sector? Our industry modules dive into the unique metrics and challenges of specific fields—energy, agriculture, technology, or professional services. Each has its own analytical requirements.

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Learning Alongside People Who Get It

One thing we've learned after teaching hundreds of students: the peer connections matter almost as much as the curriculum. When you're working through a complex case study and someone else spots something you missed, that's when real learning happens.

Our courses are deliberately structured to encourage collaboration. You'll work in small groups on projects, discuss interpretations in facilitated sessions, and build relationships with people facing similar challenges in their careers.

Small Cohort Sizes

We cap enrollment at 18 students per course. This isn't arbitrary—it's the size where everyone can contribute meaningfully to discussions without feeling lost in a crowd.

Diverse Professional Backgrounds

Your classmates might include accountants looking to expand their skills, entrepreneurs wanting to understand their own numbers better, or career-changers from completely different fields. That diversity creates richer discussions.

Ongoing Discussion Forums

Between live sessions, our online platform stays active with questions, insights, and resource sharing. It's not mandatory, but most students find it valuable for processing what they're learning.

Post-Course Network

After completing a program, you'll have access to our alumni community. Many students continue collaborating on projects, referring business to each other, or simply staying connected as their careers evolve.

Upcoming Course Schedule

Starts September 15, 2025

Foundations of Business Analysis

Ten-week intensive covering financial statement interpretation, ratio analysis, and basic forecasting techniques. Evening sessions twice weekly to accommodate working professionals.

Duration: 10 weeks | Format: Hybrid (in-person + online)

Starts October 6, 2025

Advanced Analysis Techniques

Eight-week program exploring competitive analysis, scenario modeling, and industry-specific metrics. Includes two full-day workshops focused on complex case studies.

Duration: 8 weeks | Format: In-person intensive

Starts November 3, 2025

Resource Sector Focus Module

Specialized six-week course examining the unique challenges of analyzing companies in energy, mining, and related sectors. Relevant for anyone working in or with Alberta's resource industries.

Duration: 6 weeks | Format: Online with optional workshops

Siobhan Kelleher

Operations Manager

I spent years looking at financial reports without really understanding what I was seeing. This course changed that completely. Now I can have meaningful conversations with our CFO about what the numbers actually mean for our operations.

Jakub Dvořák

Small Business Owner

The case studies were what sold me. We worked through scenarios that felt exactly like situations I've faced in my own business. Having that safe space to figure things out before the stakes were real was incredibly valuable.

Ready to Build Your Analysis Skills?

Enrollment for our fall 2025 courses opens in early July. We typically fill our cohorts within a few weeks, so it's worth getting on our notification list if you're interested. We'll send you detailed course information and early registration access.

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