Is This You?

If any of these sound familiar, you're in the right place.

You're already doing the books. But nobody ever taught you why. You know which buttons to click. You're just not always sure what happens after you click them.

You own a business and your books are a mystery. Maybe you're doing them yourself. Maybe you're paying someone else. Either way, you'd like to know what's going on.

You're starting a business and want to get it right from day one. Good instinct. It's much easier to build good habits than fix bad ones.

You want to start your own bookkeeping business. Then you need more than software skills. You need to understand the system your clients are trusting you with.

By the End, You'll Be Able To:

✓ Record any business transaction correctly using debits and credits, and know why it's correct.

✓ Work confidently with the five account types every set of books is built on.

✓ Keep a general ledger organized and accurate, month after month.

✓ Verify your numbers and catch errors before they become problems.

✓ Close the books, determine profit or loss, and prepare financial statements from scratch.

✓ Read your financial statements and actually understand what they're telling you.

No memorizing. No guessing. Just clarity.

Three Courses. One Path. In This Order.

Each course builds on the one before it so the order is important!

Step 1: Understanding Debits & Credits. The foundation. This is the language of bookkeeping, and everything else depends on it.

Step 2: General Ledger & Month-End Procedures. Now you put that language to work, keeping the ledger accurate and walking through every step of month-end.

Step 3: Closing Procedures & Financial Statements. The finish line. You'll close the books, determine profit or loss, and prepare the statements that show how the business is really doing.

Software doesn't teach you bookkeeping. It hides it. Learn the full cycle by hand first, and every program becomes easy to use, and you'll know when something looks wrong.

Data entry is not bookkeeping. Understanding your numbers is.

Here's Everything You Get

One price. No surprises.

All three courses in the Bookkeeping Essentials Certificate Program, taken in order.

A Certificate of Completion when you finish the program.

Access to the Bookkeeping Community, so you're never learning alone.

$110 in savings compared to buying each course separately ($555 vs. $445).

A payment plan option: 2 payments of $222.50, no extra cost.

Hi, I'm Sharon.

Your instructor, and your biggest cheerleader.

I spent 10 years in corporate accounting before I started teaching, and I've now been teaching bookkeeping and accounting for 22 years through continuing education and workforce development programs at universities and colleges.

I hold a Bachelor's degree in Business Education from Temple University, a Pennsylvania Department of Education teaching certificate in Accounting, and I'm a Certified Online Instructor.

But here's what matters most: so many of my students walk in convinced they're "not a numbers person." Most of them are wrong. They just never had it explained clearly.

That's my job. Plain English, step by step, until it clicks.
Sharon deFonteny, Bookkeeping and Business Finance Educator

Questions? Good. Here Are the Answers.

  • I'm intimidated by numbers. Is this really for me?

    Yes. Most of my students said the exact same thing on day one. If you can add and subtract, you can learn bookkeeping. The math is the easy part. The logic is what I'll teach you.

  • Do I need accounting software?

    No. You'll learn the manual system first, which is exactly the point. Once you understand what's happening behind the scenes, any software becomes easy.

  • Do I really have to take the courses in order?

    Yes, and you'll be glad you did. Each course builds directly on the one before it.

  • Is this a professional certification?

    No. This is a Certificate Program, and you'll earn a Certificate of Completion. It's designed to give you real, practical understanding you can use right away.

  • How does the payment plan work?

    You pay $222.50 today and $222.50 the following month. Same $445 total. No extra fees.

  • What is the Bookkeeping Community?

    It's a place for students across all of my courses and Certificate Programs to ask questions, share what they're working on, and connect with others learning the same material. It's included with your purchase.

  • Can I buy just one course instead?

    Yes, each course is available individually for $185. But the full program saves you $110, includes the payment plan option, and since the courses build on each other, the bundle is the way to go.