MEC Momentum Finance Series

Hosted by the Masood Entrepreneurship Centre and Sempas Accountants Limited these sessions, running throughout Semester 2, are designed to support University of Manchester start-up entrepreneurs navigate the world of finance.

This five event series of 90 minute sessions is an opportunity to learn more about trading, profits, bookkeeping, cash flow and securing further funding.

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  Session 1 Starting up

  Thursday 24 March, 10:00 - 11:45

  This session will focus on Starting up covering, but not limited to, the following aspects:

  • Pre-start (i.e. test trading, funding position)
  • Structuring your business (Sole Trader, Limited Company, Partnership, Social Enterprise)
  • Registering the business
  • Filing, other responsibilities and obligations (i.e. legal and tax)

  Register

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  Session 2 Profit and budgeting

  Thursday 31 March, 10:00 - 11:45

  This session will focus on Profit and budgeting covering, but not limited to, the following aspects:

  Pricing for Profit
      • Considerations
      • How to price when selling many products
      • Pricing for ‘service’
  Budgeting and forecasting
    • Revenues
    • Costs
    • Techniques to adopt for good budgeting

  Register

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  Session 3 Bookkeeping and Taxation

  Thursday 28 April, 10:00 - 11:45

  This session will focus on Bookkeeping and Taxation covering, but not limited to, the following aspects:

  Bookkeeping
  • Importance of bookkeeping
  • How to do it and when
  Taxation
  • Taxes
  • Rates
  • Deadlines

  Register

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  Session 4 Cash Flow Management

  Wednesday 11 May, 10:00 - 11:45

  This session will focus on Cash Flow Management covering, but not limited to, the following aspects:

  • Cash flow forecasting
  • Importance of payment terms (offered to Customers and agreed with Suppliers)
  • Review actual performance versus plan
  • Learnings/ action to take

  Register

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  Session 5 Funding and Company Valuation

  Thursday 26 May, 10:00 - 11:45

  This session will focus on Funding and Company Valuation covering, but not limited to, the following aspects:

  Funding opportunities and process
  • Grants
  • Loans
  • Equity investment
  Company Valuation (For when pitching to potential investors)
  • Net assets
  • Forecasted Future earnings and Discounted cash flow

  Register

 

 

Contact entrepreneurship@manchester.ac.uk for further information.