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Better Bookkeeping For Antrim Small Businesses
Antrim Enterprise Agency played host to forty local small business owners and managers keen to discover the secrets of better bookkeeping at an evening workshop on Wednesday 15 June.
Business in the Community's Connections programme, sponsored by ESBIE Electric Ireland, co-hosted the event, in partnership with DARD Rural Enterprise, Grow South Antrim, Women on the Move and Antrim Enterprise Agency.
"Understanding the accounting process is the key to minimising the hassle of bookkeeping, said Bill Ellison, accountant and partner in BSx2, who delivered the workshop. "At BSx2, we are always very keen to help show small businesses improve their financial and cash flow management, and make sure all record keeping is legally compliant. This will make them better businesses and improve their long-term sustainability".
Kerry McClintock, Business Development Officer, Antrim Enterprise Agency, said: "Bill Ellison gave a very clear and practical explanation of the basic principles of bookkeeping and how to make sure all record keeping is legally compliant. The workshop provided a great opportunity for local businesses to improve their management skills and learn how the introduction of a few simple practices can help reduce their overall accounting cost."
"Knowing that your finances and bookkeeping are being handled properly and professionally makes good business sense", explains Heather Major, Business in the Community. "This workshop was one in a series being delivered across Northern Ireland as part of our Connections small business initiative to help share best practice and promote responsible, sustainable growth."
"We are delighted to play our part via the Connections programme, helping to nurture economic growth within the small business community," explains Susan Kinane, Managing Director of ESBIE Electric Ireland. "The Northern Ireland economy has great potential and we believe that the business community must pull together to provide every competitive advantage for the SME sector. The Connections seminar series is proving to be an important step towards delivering this."
For more information, e-mail heather.major@bitcni.org.uk or call (028) 9046 0606.
For more information on Business in the Community, visit our website www.bitcni.org.uk.
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2011