Event Calendar 2010

The One Accounting Webinar Series

As accountants with experience of helping clients across a wide range of sectors, we feel we are in the ideal position to see what makes a good business "tick". We are hosting a monthly webinar to share some of these ideas and offer some tips on improving your business knowledge.

Date Time Subject Price
13/01/2010 2.00 - 2.30 Understanding your financial statements
  • An introduction to the profit and loss account, balance sheet and cashflow in plain English
  • Understanding what a key performance indicator is and learn how to apply it to your business
  • What is "profit"?
  • What your balance sheet says about your business
 £ free
10/02/2010 2.00 - 2.30 10 simple ways for business owners to pay less tax
  • An overview on how businesses pay tax
  • Understand the difference between the 'timing' and 'permanent' methods of reducing your tax bill
  • Discover 10 simple ways to reduce your business and personal tax liability
 £ free
03/03/2010 2.00 - 2.30 Start with the end in mind - developing a winning business strategy
  • Why planning is important
  • Discover the 4 ways to grow your business
  • What is your USP?
  • How to find out if you are on track to hit your business goals
 £ free
TBA 2.00 - 2.30 Budget update (day after the 2010 budget)
  • Find out what the next budget means for you and your business – whoever is in government
 £ free
07/04/2010 2.00 - 2.30 Time management tips for desk workers
  • An increasing number of businesses have three simple tools of the trade – a desk, a computer and your brain
  • Discover some different methods on how to save time and increase productivity
  • We've found the best two books on time management ever written – find out what they are
 £ free
05/05/2010 2.00 - 2.30 Technology update
  • Discover the latest trends in information technology
  • How to miminise your IT budget
  • The phenomenon that is "Cloud Computing" ?
  • Webinar to be presented by our resident IT expert
 £ free
02/06/2010 2.00 - 2.30 Dummies guide to book-keeping
  • Book-keeping is most business owners worst nightmare – discover what usually goes wrong!
  • Understand why all businesses have the same book-keeping issues – from a one-man band to Tesco, Shell, or the BBC
  • Setting up an easy system to manage your paperwork
  • Discover some inexpensive book-keeping solutions that will save you time and stress
 £ free
04/08/2010 2.00 - 2.30 Marketing on a shoestring
  • What does your brand say about you?
  • Find out the four essential online methods of marketing your business – that won't cost you a penny
  • Discover some other methods of gaining new customers that won't blow your budget
  • Webinar to presented with our resident marketing and branding expert
 £ free
01/09/2010 2.00 - 2.30 Succession planning for business owners
  • How to plan for life after business
  • Popular methods of exiting your business
  • An overview of what inheritance tax means to your business
  • Ensuring that your loved ones are protected and your business will continue if the worst happens
 £ free
06/10/2010 2.00 - 2.30 Cash is King - 10 simple ways to improve your cashflow
  • Most businesses fail through lack of sales, not lack of sales
  • 10 ways to improve your bank balance, from the simple to the complex
 £ free
03/11/2010 2.00 - 2.30 Brilliant business books: The E-Myth Revisited
  • The first book that any small business owner should read
  • A bite sized summary of Michael Gerber's classic
  • Discover the mantra "work on, not in"
  • Simple things that you can apply from the E-Myth to get your business running like a well oiled machine
 £ free
01/12/2010 2.00 - 2.30 Developing your 2011 Business Plan
  • Why do you need a business plan?
  • Discover the 5 P's of good planning
  • Ensuring your plan contains fact not fiction
  • Simple ways of documenting your business plan
 £ free

 

Seminar Program

These seminars focus on our core skills of saving tax and improving our clients' businesses. Our seminars are fun, interactive and a great networking opportunity.

Date Time Location Subject Price
16/02/2010 3.15pm – 7.30pm Edinburgh "Seven Steps To Building A Better Business". There is a huge difference between thriving and just surviving in business. The aim of this seminar is to help you build a thriving business that truly delivers on its promise to you, your customers and your team members £99 + VAT
26/05/2010 8.30am – 12.00pm Edinburgh "Keep What You Earn" – a tax saving seminar for high net worth business owners and introducers – Banks, IFA’s and Lawyers. Presented by David Gill of Peak Performance Accountants £ free
08/06/2010 3.15pm – 7.30pm Aberdeen "Seven Steps To Building A Better Business". There is a huge difference between thriving and just surviving in business. The aim of this seminar is to help you build a thriving business that truly delivers on its promise to you, your customers and your team members £99 + VAT
07/10/2010 8.30am – 12.00pm Aberdeen "Keep What You Earn" – a tax saving seminar for high net worth business owners and introducers – Banks, IFA’s and Lawyers. Presented by David Gill of Peak Performance Accountants £ free

 

Social Events

We will be holding regular social events in Edinburgh and Aberdeen throughout the year to give clients a chance to unwind, meet members of our team, and enjoy the company of like-minded individuals. Details will posted here on our events page and also on our monthly tax tips e-newsletter.

 

How to book

Participation in all our events is open to One Accounting clients and invited guests only. Please complete your details in the following form.