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BOOKKEEPING & FINANCIAL CONTROL (full day –buffet lunch provided) One must now keep financial records under the rules of Self-Assessment. The easiest method is by a simple cash book system showing income and expenditure. This can be done manually or by computerised systems. You need to understand where income is coming from and where expenses are going. A business is about producing profit and generating cash. How does one know when this is happening or not ? If there is no control mechanism the chances are that one will not know until it is too late. The workshop will explain how to structure and use financial records, develop a monitoring system and be aware of actions that should be taken.

At our next networking event, we’ll be tackling the topic of VRM, vendor relationship management. Turning traditional relationships between individuals and companies on the their head, VRM promises a future where we’ll decide when and how brands get in touch. The goal of VRM is to improve the relationship between Demand and Supply by providing new and better ways for the former to relate to the latter. In a larger sense, VRM immodestly intends to improve markets and their mechanisms by equipping customers to be independent leaders and not just captive followers in their relationships with vendors and other parties on the supply side of the marketplace. For VRM to work, vendors must have reason to value it, and customers must have reasons to invest the necessary time, effort and attention to making it work. Providing those reasons to both sides is the primary challenge for VRM. The panel will feature the UK’s leading thinkers on this subject: JP Rangaswami - CIO BT and Confused of Calcutta Adriana Lukas - Media Influencer and Big Blog Company Alan Patrick - Broadstuff and Broadsight More details and panellists @ www.nmk.co.uk Price: £25 Booking: At present, bookings must be made via email to …

You want to improve your project success rate, and need practical dos and don’ts you or your staff can implement immediately, but don’t want to pay huge consultancy fees….where do you begin? This course is a chance for you to learn to use basic and advanced project management tools and techniques, and to tailor them for use on your projects and in your company. The two-day course involves practical assistance, workshop theory and 1:1 consultancy, aimed to give you the best possible advantage in a highly competitive industry. You’ll be mentored by a seasoned project management expert, Rob Purdie. With over 11 years experience in the software and web application development industries, Rob has successfully managed hundreds of projects, led project management departments, established Project Management Offices and worked with senior management teams and staff to develop, implement and maintain strategic plans, processes and best practices. Book your place now for an opportunity to learn from him. When: May 13th- 14th; 9.30am - 4pm Price: £350; concessions £250 (charities, not-for-profits, businesses with 1-10 employees). Booking: At present, bookings must be made via email to Ingrid Fiszpan - i.fiszpan@wmin.ac.uk - who will contact you for further details, or by phone to …

Part showcase, part confessional - ten of the UK’s finest digital designers bare their creative souls and share their work and wisdom. Each will reveal - in less than seven minutes - ‘the best advice I’ve ever been given’. As part of the Dynamo London project for celebrating the best in digital design, we’re delighted to announce an evening of rapid-fire presentations and startling revelations, which examine the influences, ideas and issues that have informed the presenters’ creative process. They’ll be examining a range of different disciplines within the profession and sharing the lessons that have taken them to the top of their game. All in six minutes and 40 seconds. The presentations will be followed by plenty of opportunities for networking, meeting and catching up with colleagues old and new. A high-energy, engaging and light-hearted evening, guaranteed to be as inspirational as it is fun! Presenters London and Brighton based creatives representing the best in Flash, animation, interactive and graphic design including: Kevin Palmer / Matt Wade, Kin (formerly Imagination & Moving Brands) Colin Jenkinson, CogApp - www.cogapp.com Scott Mcpherson, Amoeba - www.theestateovcreation.co.uk Seb Lee-Delisle / Dominic Minns, Plug-In Media - www.pluginmedia.net Steve Price, Plan-B Studio - www.plan-bstudio.com Nikki …

GeekUp is a community of web designers, web developers, and other tech-minded folk from the UK. It’s a grassroots knowledge sharing and networking social for folks involved or interested in the web and technology industry. Monthly events take place in Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston and Sheffield.

GeekUp is a community of web designers, web developers, and other tech-minded folk from the UK. It’s a grassroots knowledge sharing and networking social for folks involved or interested in the web and technology industry. Monthly events take place in Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston and Sheffield.

GeekUp is a community of web designers, web developers, and other tech-minded folk from the UK. It’s a grassroots knowledge sharing and networking social for folks involved or interested in the web and technology industry. Monthly events take place in Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston and Sheffield.

GeekUp is a community of web designers, web developers, and other tech-minded folk from the UK. It’s a grassroots knowledge sharing and networking social for folks involved or interested in the web and technology industry. Monthly events take place in Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston and Sheffield.

GeekUp is a community of web designers, web developers, and other tech-minded folk from the UK. It’s a grassroots knowledge sharing and networking social for folks involved or interested in the web and technology industry. Monthly events take place in Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston and Sheffield.