Module 4
Financial Literacy, Accounting & Legal Basics
Stage 3 · Build
Module 4: Learning objectives
What will it cost and what must I set up?
Coming soon
Draft, for partner review. These objectives come from the partners’ module document and are reworded for learning on your own.
Workbook chapter 4 · Your money and rules
What you will have at the end
- Price and break-even
- Cash-flow plan
- Legal and tax checklist
Each one is a page you write about your own venture. Together they are chapter 4 of your Venture Dossier.
By the end you will be able to
- Tell personal and business finances apart, and explain why they stay separate.
- Record basic business transactions and read a simple income statement (profit and loss).
- Work out the true cost of a product or service and set a price that protects your margin.
- Compare common business structures and spot the legal and contract essentials that protect you.
- Describe your core tax and compliance duties, and plan a reserve for hard months.
What you will do
- My Money Map: separate your personal and future business money.
- Build Your First Ledger: record transactions and produce a simple income statement.
- Price It Right: calculate true cost and set a defensible price.
- Contract Detective: read and question a basic contract before signing.
- Build Your Compliance & Buffer Plan: turn the rules into a personal checklist.
Planned lessons
- 4.1 Understanding Money: Personal & Business Financial Literacy BasicsComing soon
- 4.2 Bookkeeping & Accounting Essentials for StartupsComing soon
- 4.3 Costing, Pricing & Cash Flow ManagementComing soon
- 4.4 Legal Foundations: Business Structures, Contracts & Intellectual PropertyComing soon
- 4.5 Taxes, Compliance & Sustainable Financial PlanningComing soon