​About the Grand Gate Gardens Simulation

​What it is:
Grand Gate Gardens: A Real-World Bookkeeping Simulation is a hands-on practice environment designed to reflect how bookkeeping actually unfolds over time for a Canadian Business located in Ontario, Canada. 
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Rather than isolated examples or ideal scenarios, you work through realistic bookkeeping activity using actual source documents, bank feeds, review work, and professional judgment.

Learn by Doing:
You don’t just watch this simulation — you work through it.
You’ll download and use the actual source documents and move through the work at your own pace. To support different learning styles, the simulation includes two parallel document sets:

• Beginner set (with “Nomi Notes”)
  Step-by-step guidance and explanations to help you understand each entry and decision.
• Intermediate set (without notes)
  A clean version of the same documents, designed to challenge you to apply what you know and practice independently.

You can start with one, switch between them, or return to the notes when you need clarity. That flexibility is intentional.

What You'll Practice:
The simulation covers a wide range of real-world bookkeeping scenarios, including:

• Setting up a QuickBooks Online file and integrations
• Managing HST filings and reconciliations
• Handling difficult or unusual entries
• Understanding the power and risks of the bank feed
• Reviewing the books, finding issues, and fixing problems 
  
  

What's Included:
You’ll work through approximately 15 weeks of bookkeeping activity, supported by:

• Realistic bookkeeping documents and bank feeds
• 34 bookmarked walkthroughs you can revisit as needed
• 15 sets of spot-check questions to review and validate your work

Walkthroughs are provided as guidance and reference — not as a linear course to watch start to finish.

Industry Context (Optional but included):
Toward the end of the simulation, you’ll also see an example of using Dext, a digital document management system that integrates with QuickBooks Online, Xero, and other bookkeeping software.
​It’s introduced intentionally at the final stage to reflect how many real-world bookkeeping workflows evolve — after the fundamentals are understood.  Digital Document Bookkeeping is where the industry is heading.

Enter the simulation

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Preview the Welcome Video to the Simulation!
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​Preview the Instructions Video to the Simulation!
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