Financial Literacy
at Your Fingertips.
Financial Literacy
at Your Fingertips.
Financial Literacy
At Your Fingertips.
We teach online courses for small business
owners ready to learn and lead with their numbers.
We teach online courses for small business owners ready to learn and lead with their numbers.
Skopos helps boutique artisans, creative manufacturers, and independent producers master their numbers with financial strategy that acts like a north star: steady, human, and built to guide you forward towards your financial goals.
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Brooklyn Based, Community Focused
Humanizing Finance since 2016
Meet Your
Instructor, Elli.
Meet Your
Instructor, Elli.
Elli Papadopoulos is the founder of Skopos Collective and the financial educator behind this platform. A former SBA underwriter turned small business advisor, Elli has helped hundreds of creative entrepreneurs understand their numbers, access capital, and build thriving, values-driven businesses. Since launching Skopos in 2016, she’s led financial literacy workshops across New York City, known for turning complex concepts into clear, empowering tools. With deep experience on both sides of the lending process, Elli brings a rare mix of insider knowledge, hands-on experience, and heartfelt commitment to the success of community-based businesses
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Our Manifesto
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What You Will Learn
Managing
Your Numbers
Clean up your books and transform your financial data into a tool you can trust. We’ll teach you how to organize your chart of accounts, set up systems, and understand your business finances so your reports reflect your reality, not just your receipts.
Key Topics: Bookkeeping best practices, QuickBooks Online training, financial reporting, accounting software integrations, financial SOPs.
Strategizing
For Growth
Once your numbers are in good shape, it’s time to analyze them. Learn to price for profit, plan for growth, and run scenario analyses that reveal what’s possible. We’ll show you how to turn data into strategic direction.
Key Topics: Financial modeling, break-even analysis, pricing strategies, projections, dashboards, budget vs. actual analysis.
Preparing
for Funding
Ready to turn your vision into an actionable, fundable plan?Whether you’re preparing to expand, raise funding, or just want to de-risk a big move, we’ll help you get your ducks in a row and craft a compelling case for lenders and investors.
Key Topics: Business plan writing, loan-readiness, capital stack strategy, total project costing, construction budgets, data room prep.
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Managing Your Numbers
Clean up your books and transform your financial data into a tool you can trust. We’ll teach you how to organize your chart of accounts, set up systems, and understand your business finances so your reports reflect your reality, not just your receipts.
Key Topics: Bookkeeping best practices, QuickBooks Online training, financial reporting, accounting software integrations, financial SOPs.
Clean up your books and transform your financial data into a tool you can trust. We’ll teach you how to organize your chart of accounts, set up systems, and understand your business finances so your reports reflect your reality, not just your receipts.
Key Topics: Bookkeeping best practices, QuickBooks Online training, financial reporting, accounting software integrations, financial SOPs.
Clean up your books and transform your financial data into a tool you can trust. We’ll teach you how to organize your chart of accounts, set up systems, and understand your business finances so your reports reflect your reality, not just your receipts.
Key Topics: Bookkeeping best practices, QuickBooks Online training, financial reporting, accounting software integrations, financial SOPs.
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Strategizing For Growth
Once your numbers are in good shape, it’s time to analyze them. Learn to price for profit, plan for growth, and run scenario analyses that reveal what’s possible. We’ll show you how to turn data into strategic direction.
Key Topics: Financial modeling, break-even analysis, pricing strategies, projections, dashboards, budget vs. actual analysis.
Once your numbers are in good shape, it’s time to analyze them. Learn to price for profit, plan for growth, and run scenario analyses that reveal what’s possible. We’ll show you how to turn data into strategic direction.
Key Topics: Financial modeling, break-even analysis, pricing strategies, projections, dashboards, budget vs. actual analysis.
Once your numbers are in good shape, it’s time to analyze them. Learn to price for profit, plan for growth, and run scenario analyses that reveal what’s possible. We’ll show you how to turn data into strategic direction.
Key Topics: Financial modeling, break-even analysis, pricing strategies, projections, dashboards, budget vs. actual analysis.
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Preparing for Funding
Ready to turn your vision into an actionable, fundable plan?Whether you’re preparing to expand, raise funding, or just want to de-risk a big move, we’ll help you get your ducks in a row and craft a compelling case for lenders and investors.
Key Topics: Business plan writing, loan-readiness, capital stack strategy, total project costing, construction budgets, data room prep.
Ready to turn your vision into an actionable, fundable plan?Whether you’re preparing to expand, raise funding, or just want to de-risk a big move, we’ll help you get your ducks in a row and craft a compelling case for lenders and investors.
Key Topics: Business plan writing, loan-readiness, capital stack strategy, total project costing, construction budgets, data room prep.
Ready to turn your vision into an actionable, fundable plan?Whether you’re preparing to expand, raise funding, or just want to de-risk a big move, we’ll help you get your ducks in a row and craft a compelling case for lenders and investors.
Key Topics: Business plan writing, loan-readiness, capital stack strategy, total project costing, construction budgets, data room prep.
Managing
Your Numbers
Clean up your books and transform your financial data into a tool you can trust. We’ll teach you how to organize your chart of accounts, set up systems, and understand your business finances so your reports reflect your reality, not just your receipts.
Key Topics: Bookkeeping best practices, QuickBooks Online training, financial reporting, accounting software integrations, financial SOPs.
Strategizing
For Growth
Once your numbers are in good shape, it’s time to analyze them. Learn to price for profit, plan for growth, and run scenario analyses that reveal what’s possible. We’ll show you how to turn data into strategic direction.
Key Topics: Financial modeling, break-even analysis, pricing strategies, projections, dashboards, budget vs. actual analysis.
Preparing
for Funding
Ready to turn your vision into an actionable, fundable plan?Whether you’re preparing to expand, raise funding, or just want to de-risk a big move, we’ll help you get your ducks in a row and craft a compelling case for lenders and investors.
Key Topics: Business plan writing, loan-readiness, capital stack strategy, total project costing, construction budgets, data room prep.
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What You Will Learn
Managing
Your Numbers
Clean up your books and transform your financial data into a tool you can trust. We’ll teach you how to organize your chart of accounts, set up systems, and understand your business finances so your reports reflect your reality, not just your receipts.
Key Topics: Bookkeeping best practices, QuickBooks Online training, financial reporting, accounting software integrations, financial SOPs.
Strategizing
For Growth
Once your numbers are in good shape, it’s time to analyze them. Learn to price for profit, plan for growth, and run scenario analyses that reveal what’s possible. We’ll show you how to turn data into strategic direction.
Key Topics: Financial modeling, break-even analysis, pricing strategies, projections, dashboards, budget vs. actual analysis.
Preparing
for Funding
Ready to turn your vision into an actionable, fundable plan?Whether you’re preparing to expand, raise funding, or just want to de-risk a big move, we’ll help you get your ducks in a row and craft a compelling case for lenders and investors.
Key Topics: Business plan writing, loan-readiness, capital stack strategy, total project costing, construction budgets, data room prep.
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Managing Your Numbers
Clean up your books and transform your financial data into a tool you can trust. We’ll teach you how to organize your chart of accounts, set up systems, and understand your business finances so your reports reflect your reality, not just your receipts.
Key Topics: Bookkeeping best practices, QuickBooks Online training, financial reporting, accounting software integrations, financial SOPs.
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Strategizing For Growth
Once your numbers are in good shape, it’s time to analyze them. Learn to price for profit, plan for growth, and run scenario analyses that reveal what’s possible. We’ll show you how to turn data into strategic direction.
Key Topics: Financial modeling, break-even analysis, pricing strategies, projections, dashboards, budget vs. actual analysis.
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Preparing for Funding
Ready to turn your vision into an actionable, fundable plan?Whether you’re preparing to expand, raise funding, or just want to de-risk a big move, we’ll help you get your ducks in a row and craft a compelling case for lenders and investors.
Key Topics: Business plan writing, loan-readiness, capital stack strategy, total project costing, construction budgets, data room prep.
Managing
Your Numbers
Clean up your books and transform your financial data into a tool you can trust. We’ll teach you how to organize your chart of accounts, set up systems, and understand your business finances so your reports reflect your reality, not just your receipts.
Key Topics: Bookkeeping best practices, QuickBooks Online training, financial reporting, accounting software integrations, financial SOPs.
Strategizing
For Growth
Once your numbers are in good shape, it’s time to analyze them. Learn to price for profit, plan for growth, and run scenario analyses that reveal what’s possible. We’ll show you how to turn data into strategic direction.
Key Topics: Financial modeling, break-even analysis, pricing strategies, projections, dashboards, budget vs. actual analysis.
Preparing
for Funding
Ready to turn your vision into an actionable, fundable plan?Whether you’re preparing to expand, raise funding, or just want to de-risk a big move, we’ll help you get your ducks in a row and craft a compelling case for lenders and investors.
Key Topics: Business plan writing, loan-readiness, capital stack strategy, total project costing, construction budgets, data room prep.
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The Skopos Curriculum
Our master course is a hands-on framework to help you finally understand your business numbers, make smarter decisions, and build financial systems that actually support your goals.
The Skopos Curriculum
Our master course is a hands-on framework to help you finally understand your business numbers, make smarter decisions, and build financial systems that actually support your goals.
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Know Your Numbers, Know Your Power
Know Your Numbers,
Know Your Power
Whether you’re just starting up or you’ve been in business for 20 years, learn how ‘Managerial Accounting’ can transform your understanding of business finances, from break even analysis to pricing for profit.
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Know Your Numbers, Know Your Power
Whether you’re just starting up or you’ve been in business for 20 years, learn how ‘Managerial Accounting’ can transform your understanding of business finances, from break even analysis to pricing for profit.
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Let’s Get to Know Your P&L
Let’s Get to Know
Your P&L
A good P&L should reflect your business model. Understand what your Profit & Loss tells you, and how to calcualte the three main profit metrics for your business.
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Let’s Get to Know Your P&L
A good P&L should reflect your business model. Understand what your Profit & Loss tells you, and how to calcualte the three main profit metrics for your business.
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Befriending Your Balance Sheet
Befriending Your
Balance Sheet
The Balance Sheet is key to building wealth and leveraging OPM (Other People’s Money). Learn what it means for your business over the long-haul.
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Befriending Your Balance Sheet
The Balance Sheet is key to building wealth and leveraging OPM (Other People’s Money). Learn what it means for your business over the long-haul.
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What’s the Story your Numbers Tell?
What’s the Story
your Numbers Tell?
Your numbers give you insights into opportunities for growth, improvement and investigation. A curious mindset is required. Learn how to analyze your financials means allow you to ask the right questions and lead to insightful, actionable answers.
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What’s the Story your Numbers Tell?
Your numbers give you insights into opportunities for growth, improvement and investigation. A curious mindset is required. Learn how to analyze your financials means allow you to ask the right questions and lead to insightful, actionable answers.
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Break Even Without Breaking Down
Break Even Without
Breaking Down
Learn how one simple formula - the Break Even equation - can help you develop sales targets, price for profit and decide wheter a big investment -- like your next hire, a new lease or buying a peice of equipment -- makes sense for your business.
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Break Even Without Breaking Down
Learn how one simple formula - the Break Even equation - can help you develop sales targets, price for profit and decide wheter a big investment -- like your next hire, a new lease or buying a peice of equipment -- makes sense for your business.
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Capital & Loan Readiness
Capital & Loan
Readiness
Your business is on a roll and you’re seeking outside capital. Learn about the pros and cons of types of capital out there for small businesses, and whether you can afford it.
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Capital & Loan Readiness
Your business is on a roll and you’re seeking outside capital. Learn about the pros and cons of types of capital out there for small businesses, and whether you can afford it.
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The Skopos Curriculum
Our course is a hands-on framework to help you finally understand your business numbers, make smarter decisions, and build financial systems that actually support your goals.
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Know Your Numbers,
Know Your Power.
Whether you’re just starting up or you’ve been in business for 20 years, learn how ‘Managerial Accounting’ can transform your understanding of business finances, from break even analysis to pricing for profit.
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Let’s Get to Know Your P&L
A good P&L should reflect your business model. Understand what your Profit & Loss tells you, and how to calcualte the three main profit metrics for your business.
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Befriending Your Balance Sheet
The Balance Sheet is key to building wealth and leveraging OPM (Other People’s Money). Learn what it means for your business over the long-haul.
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What’s the Story your
Numbers Tell?
Your numbers give you insights into opportunities for growth, improvement and investigation. A curious mindset is required. Learn how to analyze your financials means allow you to ask the right questions and lead to insightful, actionable answers.
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Break Even Without
Breaking Down
Learn how one simple formula - the Break Even equation - can help you develop sales targets, price for profit and decide wheter a big investment -- like your next hire, a new lease or buying a peice of equipment -- makes sense for your business.
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Capital & Loan Readiness
Your business is on a roll and you’re seeking outside capital. Learn about the pros and cons of types of capital out there for small businesses, and whether you can afford it.
Our Students
Closed Mondays
Bodega Lounge
Legacy Construction
Workspace 11
Meerkat Media
Cool Hand Movers
Leerform
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Wombat NYC
Doug Young
Leerform Fabrication
“I developed an understanding of real business terminology and was able to optimize our Quickbooks reports seeing numbers that are most important to us.
When the time came to answer due diligence questions from lenders and investors, I felt prepared and confident.”
Our Students
Closed Mondays
Bodega Lounge
Legacy Construction
Workspace 11
Meerkat Media
Cool Hand Movers
Leerform
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Wombat NYC
Doug Young
Leerform Fabrication
“I developed an understanding of real business terminology and was able to optimize our Quickbooks reports seeing numbers that are most important to us.
When the time came to answer due diligence questions from lenders and investors, I felt prepared and confident.”
Our Students
Closed Mondays
Bodega Lounge
Legacy Construction
Workspace 11
Meerkat Media
Cool Hand Movers
Leerform
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Wombat NYC
Doug Young
Leerform Fabrication
“I developed an understanding of real business terminology and was able to optimize our Quickbooks reports seeing numbers that are most important to us.
When the time came to answer due diligence questions from lenders and investors, I felt prepared and confident.”
Our Students
Closed Mondays
Bodega Lounge
Legacy Construction
Workspace 11
Meerkat Media
Cool Hand Movers
Leerform
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Wombat NYC
Doug Young
Leerform Fabrication
“I developed an understanding of real business terminology and was able to optimize our Quickbooks reports seeing numbers that are most important to us.
When the time came to answer due diligence questions from lenders and investors, I felt prepared and confident.”
Our Students
Bodega Lounge
Meerkat Media
Leerform
Closed Mondays
Wombat NYC
Workspace 11
Legacy Construction
Cool Hand Movers
Doug Young,
Leerform Fabrication
“I had no idea what I didn’t know until I took Skopos’ Financial Essentials classes.”
Our Students
Bodega Lounge
Meerkat Media
Leerform
Closed Mondays
Wombat NYC
Workspace 11
Legacy Construction
Cool Hand Movers
Doug Young,
Leerform Fabrication
“I had no idea what I didn’t know until I took Skopos’ Financial Essentials classes.”
Course Features
Course Features
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Live Office Hours
Live Office Hours
Get unstuck fast. Join regular sessions (3 times a month!) to ask your questions, troubleshoot in real-time, and apply what you’re learning directly to your business
Get unstuck fast. Join regular sessions (3 times a month!) to ask your questions, troubleshoot in real-time, and apply what you’re learning directly to your business
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Live Office Hours
Get unstuck fast. Join regular sessions (3 times a month!) to ask your questions, troubleshoot in real-time, and apply what you’re learning directly to your business
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Peer Collaboration
Peer Collaboration
You're not alone. Learn alongside other small business owners, share insights, and stay accountable while gaining perspective from people who get it.
You're not alone. Learn alongside other small business owners, share insights, and stay accountable while gaining perspective from people who get it.
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Peer Collaboration
You're not alone. Learn alongside other small business owners, share insights, and stay accountable while gaining perspective from people who get it.
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Library of Resources
Everything you need, when you need it. Templates, calculators, cheat sheets, and guides to support every step of your financial journey.
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Library of Resources
Everything you need, when you need it. Templates, calculators, cheat sheets, and guides to support every step of your financial journey.
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Library of Resources
Everything you need, when you need it. Templates, calculators, cheat sheets, and guides to support every step of your financial journey.
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Hands-On Exercises
Clarity through action. No fluff, just practical tools and exercises designed to give you immediate insight into your revenue, expenses, and priorities.
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Library of Resources
Everything you need, when you need it. Templates, calculators, cheat sheets, and guides to support every step of your financial journey.
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Hands-On Exercises
Clarity through action. No fluff, just practical tools and exercises designed to give you immediate insight into your revenue, expenses, and priorities.
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Library of Resources
Everything you need, when you need it. Templates, calculators, cheat sheets, and guides to support every step of your financial journey.
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Hands-On Exercises
Clarity through action. No fluff, just practical tools and exercises designed to give you immediate insight into your revenue, expenses, and priorities.
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Hands-On Exercises
Clarity through action. No fluff, just practical tools and exercises designed to give you immediate insight into your revenue, expenses, and priorities.
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Hands-On Exercises
Clarity through action. No fluff, just practical tools and exercises designed to give you immediate insight into your revenue, expenses, and priorities.
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Self-Guided Content
Self-Guided Content
Go at your pace. Easy-to-digest videos and lessons walk you through the foundations of small business finance, on your schedule.
Go at your pace. Easy-to-digest videos and lessons walk you through the foundations of small business finance, on your schedule.
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Self-Guided Content
Go at your pace. Easy-to-digest videos and lessons walk you through the foundations of small business finance, on your schedule.
And Much More.
And Much More.
And Much More.
Sign up today to get updates on our new course coming Fall 2025.
Sign up today to get updates on our new course coming Fall 2025.
Sign up today to get updates on our new course coming Fall 2025.
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Founders Taught.
Founders Taught.
Founders Taught.
through economic development organizations from 2019-2024, providing guidance and resources to navigate economic challenges.
through economic development organizations from 2019-2024, providing guidance and resources to navigate economic challenges.
through economic development organizations from 2019-2024, providing guidance and resources to navigate economic challenges.
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Average Feedback Rating
Average Feedback Rating
Average Feedback Rating
We ask participants in our workshops to rate us on a scale from 1 to 10 how likely they would refer a close business colleague to this program.
We ask participants in our workshops to rate us on a scale from 1 to 10 how likely they would refer a close business colleague to this program.
We ask participants in our workshops to rate us on a scale from 1 to 10 how likely they would refer a close business colleague to this program.
“Theres plenty of people teaching things related to finance, but its very important to me and our organization that there’s a good fit there. Elli has been flexible, and I feel confident that the businesses taking these classes will be able to relate to her and get actionable benefits.”
“Theres plenty of people teaching things related to finance, but its very important to me and our organization that there’s a good fit there. Elli has been flexible, and I feel confident that the businesses taking these classes will be able to relate to her and get actionable benefits.”
—Natalie Vichenvsky, Entrepreneurial Services Director, Evergreen Exchange
“Theres plenty of people teaching things related to finance, but its very important to me and our organization that there’s a good fit there. Elli has been flexible, and I feel confident that the businesses taking these classes will be able to relate to her and get actionable benefits.”
—Natalie Vichnevsky, Entrepreneurial Services Director, Evergreen Exchange
—Natalie Vichnevsky, Entrepreneurial Services Director, Evergreen Exchange
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What You’ll Actually Get Out of This
Click on each of the stars to see what you can unlock when you take our signature course.
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A clear breakdown of your revenue and expenses —
no more guessing!
What You’ll Actually Get Out of This
Click on each of the stars to see what you can unlock when you take our signature course.
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A clear breakdown of your revenue and expenses —
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What You’ll Actually Get Out of This
Click on each of the stars to see what you can unlock when you take our signature course.
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A clear breakdown of your revenue and expenses —
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What You’ll Actually Get Out of This
Click on each of the stars to see what you can unlock when you take our signature course.
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A clear breakdown of your revenue and expenses —
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What You’ll
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A clear breakdown of your revenue and expenses — no more guessing!
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Focus on the metrics that actually move the needle for your business.
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Your own handcrafted Chart of Accounts that fits your business, not just your bookkeeping software.
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Skills to use the right reports and tools so you can gain clarity whenever you need it.
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The ability to analyze your numbers, not fear them.
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The confidence to price your services strategically.
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A plan to get loan-ready, with the numbers to back it up.
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Join the Constellation.
Join the Constellation.
Join the Constellation.
Join the Constellation.
Running a business is hard enough without feeling like you have to figure it all out yourself. At Skopos, we work alongside founders, makers, and creative teams to bring clarity to the financial side of things — without the jargon, shame, or overwhelm. Whether you're ready for hands-on education or just exploring what’s next, we’re here when you need us.
Running a business is hard enough without feeling like you have to figure it all out yourself. At Skopos, we work alongside founders, makers, and creative teams to bring clarity to the financial side of things — without the jargon, shame, or overwhelm. Whether you're ready for hands-on education or just exploring what’s next, we’re here when you need us.
Running a business is hard enough without feeling like you have to figure it all out yourself. At Skopos, we work alongside founders, makers, and creative teams to bring clarity to the financial side of things — without the jargon, shame, or overwhelm. Whether you're ready for hands-on education or just exploring what’s next, we’re here when you need us.
Skopos Resources
Skopos
Resources
Dive into our trove of past case studies, advice columns, and small business wins we’ve supported through our work.
Decluttering
Your Sheets
We’ll show you five steps to a Cleaner Profit and Loss Sheet so you can have a better understanding of your finances
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Yearly Small
Business Audit
Take stock of both your larger future goals and current finances to gain some clarity on your next steps.
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Using QuickBooks Reports Effectively
Garbage in? Garbage out.
Watch this video to assess the quality of your financial data and spot areas for improvement.
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Chart of Accounts
Starter Template
These are the questions we use with our consulting clients to build a Chart of Accounts that actually reflects your business.
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Total Project
Costs Template
A simple worksheet to map out the full cost of your next big move—whether it’s an expansion, renovation, or equipment purchase. Helps you see the full picture before you commit.
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Where To Start?
Not Sure Yet
Where To Start?
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