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We Started From a Simple Question

Why do so many businesses struggle to understand their real profitability? Back in 2018, this question kept us awake. We'd seen too many owners working harder without knowing if they were actually making money.

7 Years Teaching
840+ Businesses Trained
98% Finish Full Program
Our Story

From Corporate Burnout to Real Education

We weren't always educators. Marcus spent eight years in Big Four accounting, watching clients nod along during presentations but never actually implementing anything. Raymond managed finance for a manufacturing company where the owner couldn't explain why profitable quarters still left them cash-strapped.

The breaking point came at a networking event in late 2017. A restaurant owner mentioned she'd paid for three different business courses but still couldn't figure out her actual profit margins. That conversation happened six more times that evening.

So we quit our jobs. Probably not the smartest move financially, but we couldn't shake the feeling that something needed to change. Business education in Taiwan focused too much on theory and not enough on the spreadsheets people actually open on Monday mornings.

2018

Launched first workshop series in a rented community center. Seventeen people showed up. We taught them to build profitability models using tools they already had.

2020

Moved everything online during lockdowns. Discovered our teaching actually worked better digitally because students could follow along with their own data in real time.

2023

Partnered with Taiwan Business Association to create certification program. Now our graduates have credentials that mean something beyond just attendance certificates.

2025

Expanded curriculum to cover scenario planning and forecast modeling. Teaching has become more conversation than lecture, which is exactly what we wanted.

Early workshop session showing financial analysis training materials
Students working through profitability models during training session
Financial analysis workshop materials and spreadsheet examples

Who Actually Teaches Here

No corporate headshots or generic bios. Just two people who got tired of watching business owners struggle with basic financial visibility.

Marcus Huang, Lead Financial Analysis Instructor

Marcus Huang

Lead Financial Analysis Instructor

Started career at Deloitte doing audit work that rarely helped clients understand their businesses better. Spent too many nights creating reports nobody would read. Left in 2018 to figure out how financial analysis could actually be useful for regular business owners, not just compliance exercises.

Now teaches profitability modeling to people who hate spreadsheets. Former students joke that he made Excel less terrifying, which might be his proudest achievement.

"Most business owners don't need complex models. They need to see where money comes from and where it goes. Everything else is just decoration."
Raymond Chen, Business Strategy Education Lead

Raymond Chen

Business Strategy Education Lead

Managed finance for a mid-sized manufacturing company where the monthly close process took seventeen days. Watched the owner make decisions based on gut feeling because the numbers arrived too late to matter. Realized financial education focused on what to track, not why it matters.

Left corporate in 2018 to teach scenario planning and forecast modeling. Specializes in helping businesses understand their numbers before quarter-end, not after.

"Good financial analysis isn't about perfect accuracy. It's about making better decisions with imperfect information. That's the part nobody teaches."

How We Actually Teach This Stuff

No death-by-PowerPoint lectures. No generic case studies from American textbooks. We build everything around real Taiwan business scenarios and the software people actually use.

Real Data Practice

Students work with their own business numbers during sessions. We don't use made-up examples. If your model doesn't work with your actual data, something's wrong with the model, not your business.

Small Group Learning

Maximum twelve students per session. We've tried larger groups. They don't work. People need time to ask stupid questions without an audience of fifty. Trust us, we asked plenty of stupid questions ourselves.

Tools You Have

Everything runs on Excel or Google Sheets. We're not selling software subscriptions. The goal is building skills that work with whatever tools your business already uses. Fancy platforms are fine, but not required.

Want to See How We Teach?

Our next webinar series starts in August 2025. Free introduction session covers the basics of margin analysis and break-even planning. No sales pitch, just actual teaching.

Check Upcoming Sessions
Financial analysis training classroom setup in Kaohsiung

Our Daliao District training space where most in-person sessions happen. Coffee machine on the left works most of the time. Whiteboard markers are surprisingly expensive.