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  • Financial Management for Voluntary Groups

    Our next course will look at a manual book-keeping system for all organisations and offers an opportunity for treasurers to review, update and simplify their existing systems

    1st October 2014 from 09:45 to 12:30

    at the Derby Bosnian Centre

    presented by Margaret Mowles who is a  Chartered Accountant and is highly experienced both as an auditor and treasurer

     

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  • Feedback from the Pensions Auto-Enrolment course

    Our course on Pensions Auto-Enrolment was well received by participants.

    There was a lot to take in, but people in general felt that they had been helped to move forward in their organisations.

    Here are a few excerpts from the feedback sheets:

    Very informative

    Well presented

    Well delivered by all trainers

    Relaxed and informative

    Our next course runs next Wednesday, 24th September, when Nick Meakin will be speaking on Charity Law and how it affects your group.

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  • Charity Law and how it affects your group

    Have you ever had concerns about how being a Trustee can affect your personal finances? Would you know what to do if your Charity organisation got into serious difficulties?

    Nick Meakin, formerly of Derby CVS, is our local expert on Charity Law, and he will be running a course for us on

    Wednesday 24th September 2014 09:45am to 12:30pm

    at the Derby Bosnian Centre where there is FREE PARKING

    We still have a few places available for this course, so don’t delay in booking your place.

    Just give the office a ring on 01332 364784 or send an email here

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  • Need free professional help?

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    Need free* professional help?

    Are you are considering merging with another charity or planning to set up a consortium to bring together similar service providers and bid for larger contracts?  You may need legal advice over your formal structure and/or TUPE implications / redundancy advice, assistance with the negotiation of new contract agreements, maybe business planning advice, financial forecasting assistance or marketing/PR assistance and graphic design to help with brand identity? …. perhaps Business in the Community can assist you?

    ProHelp engages professional firms to provide free professional services to community organisations in their local area and Business Champions offers business mentors to provide strategic guidance where a commercial perspective is needed.

    Please call Ann Hilton at Business in the Community on 0115 924 7408,

    email: ann.hilton@bitc.org.uk or see web site EastMidlandsProgrammes

    * BITC is funded to support social enterprise in Nottingham City, Mansfield, Ashfield, Bassetlaw, Derby City, Chesterfield, Bolsover, Lincoln City, East Lindsey and Boston.  Assistance can still be provided outside of these areas for an administration fee of £120.

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  • Excel Training

    Thank you to all those who have booked on the Excel Training Course.  It looks like this is just about full now, but don’t be discouraged, as we will be running a repeat of this course in the near future.

    However, if you would like to be put on the waiting list for the course on Wednesday 22nd October, please let us know by contacting us on 01332 364784, or send us an email here

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  • Autumn Training Courses

    Our training courses in September are fast filling up, so don’t forget to book your place here

    Tuesday 16th September 10am – 12 Noon

    Pensions Auto Enrolment with Darren Wheatcroft

    ———————————————————————————————————- Wednesday 24th September 9:45am – 12:30pm

    Charity Law and how it effects your group

    Both of these courses will be at the Derby Bosnia & Herzegovena Centre  DE1 1LN where there is FREE PARKING available.

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  • Auto-Enrolment Seminar

    Auto-Enrolment Seminar

    We are running a seminar on one of the most significant pieces of government legislation ever to affect employers.  On Tuesday 16th September our guest speaker, Darren Wheatcroft, will be informing us of all we need to know to be able to comply with the legislation.

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    The venue will be Derby Bosnia and Herzegovina Community Centre, 99 Curzon Street  DE1 1LN.

    The Seminar will start at 10am and will conclude at 12 noon.  Park at the venue for FREE!!

    To book your place, please call us on 01332 364784, or contact us by email.

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  • Summer Newsletter hot off the press!

    Summer Newsletter hot off the press!

    Summer NewsletterOur new Summer 2014 newsletter is now available.  If you have not received your copy, or would like to look again, then you can access the newsletter here

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  • Excel training

    We will be running an introductory Excel training course on October 22nd. It will be held at Derby Law Centre, on Green Lane. Book early to avoid disappointment by ringing on 01332 364784 or contact us by email. The course is suitable for Excel beginners, but some computing experience will be helpful.

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  • Spring Newsletter from Derby CAS

    Spring Newsletter 2014Hopefully you will all have received our Spring newsletter.

    In it we covered:

    Automatic Enrolment for Pensions, Tax and National Insurance Thresholds for the current tax year, and Conflicts of Interest.

    You can download a copy here.

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