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  • Christmas Greetings

    HappHappy Christmasy Christmas to all our readers!

    We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your loyal use of our services over the year, and look forward to working with you again in 2015.

    Our office will be closed from

    12 noon on Tuesday 23rd December 2014 until

    9am on Monday 5th January 2015

  • Winter Newsletter 2014

    Winter Newsletter2014

    You can now view our Winter Newsletter 2014 online here

    In this issue:

    Changes to National Minimum Wage

    The Importance of Budgeting

    Pensions Automatic Enrolment

     

  • Financial Management for Voluntary Groups

    ValerieMargaret Mowles is a Chartered Accountant and is highly experienced both as an auditor and treasurer.

    She can help you to review, update and simplify your existing manual book-keeping system.

    Please book a place on her next course which will be on

    Wednesday 21st January 2015

    from 09:45 to 12:00 noon

    at the Derby Bosnia & Hercegovina Centre, Derby DE1 1LN

    Coffee will be available from 09:15

  • FREE TRAINING PLACES

    For voluntary organisations in Derby and Derbyshire – our training courses are specifically designed and run for the benefit of those people involved with the finances of a group either as a treasurer, bookkeeper, member of a management committee or indeed for anyone interested in developing their accounting skills.

    No one needs to have any apprehension about attending any session as no real knowledge of the subject is assumed.

    All courses are run from 09:45 to 12:30 and are held in central Derby at the Derby Bosnia and Herzegovina Centre

    Bosnia Herzegovena Centre
    Bosnia Herzegovina Centre DE1 1LN

    Look out for full details in our Winter Newsletter’s Financial Training Courses Flyer

  • Marketing and Strategy for Charities

    David Clarke is a highly experienced trainer in the voluntary sector, and his rare visits to Derby are not to be missed!

    David will show us

      – how marketing will deliver a more effective service
     – promotional activities
     – how this fits within an overall business strategy

    Friday 28th November 2014

    THIS COURSE IS A MUST IN THE PRESENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE

    phone us on  01332 364784 or email for further details

  • MONDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 2014

    Our Excel ‘Speadsheets for Beginners’ course is happening next MONDAY at the Law Centre.

    Any queries about this course?  Then contact us here

  • Budgeting and Cashflow Forecasting

    ‘How do you know you have got there if you don’t know where you are going?”

    Budgeting and cashflow forecasting is a must for every organisation – large or small.  This session will show you how to prepare a budget or cashflow forecast, and more importantly, how it can be used to control the funds.  This is an area of increasing importance of which all groups need an understanding.

    Wednesday 5th November 2014

    09:45 – 12:30

    at Derby Bosnian Centre

    There is just one place still available on this course, so if you would like to take it up, you can contact us here

  • Excel Spreadsheets for Beginners

    A change of date and venue for our advertised Excel course, designed for all those who want to make the most from Excel Spreadsheets.  No previous knowledge is required, but some experience of using a computer will be helpful.

    Excel Spreadsheets for Beginners

    MONDAY 3rd November- 9:45am to 12 noon

    The trainer will be Glyn Thomas

    venue – The Law Centre, Green Lane, Derby DE1 1RS phone us on 01332 364784 or email for further details

  • Excel Spreadsheets

    Our course ‘Excel Spreadsheets for Beginners’ planned for 22nd October will have to be rescheduled.

    More details of revised date will be published as soon as arrangements have been finalised.

  • Training Updates

    Many thanks to all those who attended the ‘Trustees and Charity Law’ course led by Nick Meakin.  We cannot emphasise enough the need for Trustees to fully understand their roles and responsibilities.

    For those who missed this course, it will be repeated in January 2015.  Look out for further details