Mastering Business Finances: Bookkeeping & Beyond for Growing Enterprises

Mastering Business Finances: Bookkeeping & Beyond for Growing Enterprises

Whether you're a sole trader just starting out or running a growing limited company, understanding your financials is critical for success. Join us for an engaging and practical event designed to demystify bookkeeping, accounting, and the core financial principles every business owner needs to thrive.

🔍 What You'll Learn:

• How financial requirements differ for sole traders vs. limited companies

• The key differences between bookkeeping and accounting

• What bookkeeping is — and why it matters more than you think

• How to separate business and personal finances the right way

• A breakdown of the profit and loss account

• How to understand and manage your business income streams

• The best ways to organise and categorise transactions

• How to set up a simple record-keeping system

• Choosing the right method: paper, spreadsheets, or software

• Understanding gross vs. net, and how it all ties into your bottom line

Perfect for new entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small business teams, this session will give you the confidence and clarity to take control of your financial records — and make better business decisions.

This event is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2026. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit

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