Learn about the many roles finances and accounting pay in your venture, from government requirements to becoming a prepared and efficient operation with Zahra Qureshi. In this session, we will explore the basics of finance and what numbers can mean for your venture.

Topics will include:

• Defining accounting and finance
• Basic day-to-day financial recordkeeping
• Overview of accounting function and financial statements
• Budgeting and why it is important
• Options for bringing money into your venture
• Stakeholder needs related to finance
• Your relationship with CRA
• Using technology to manage your accounting information

Facilitator

Zahra Qureshi

Zahra started her career as an accountant, completing her CPA, CMA designation. After gaining some valuable experience in accounting and corporate finance, she shifted gears to try out entrepreneurship and launched Optinum Professional Corp. in 2018 to provide finance and business planning support to other entities and entrepreneurs. She expanded her expertise into social enterprise and completed Canada’s first certification for professionals specifically serving the social enterprise sector, Community Development for the Common Good. She also joined the EDGE-ICUBE summer cohort as an entrepreneur herself to launch Social Venture Circuit, a non-profit organization supporting the social enterprise community within the Region of Peel. Last year, she hosted the first local Social Enterprise Day celebration with a conference for entrepreneurs and professionals working in this space. She also contributes her time to mentoring for CPA candidates and EDGE and ICUBE UTM members in learning about finance and social enterprise.

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