proudly presents
“REACH NEW HEIGHTS” WORKSHOPS
Leading the bookkeeping industry with innovative ideas and practical business solutions is what makes the Australian Bookkeepers Network (ABN) the preferred choice for self-employed and contract bookkeepers.
It is now time for the highly anticipated 2011 Roadshow. The Roadshows are designed as interactive workshops, giving bookkeepers the opportunity to step away from the daily operations of their business in order to focus on the “Big Picture”.
Our workshops for business success feature:
ü Pricing – We reveal what the industry is really charging, what’s the top quartile and the pricing strategy you need for success.
ü Benchmark your business – Find out where you stand in the competitive bookkeeping industry, we provide the formula and critical measures to analyse your business and achieve your goals.
ü Marketing – Learn the tips and tricks of the industry! How to create a steady stream of clients or get started on filling your books with new clients.
ü ABN KPI survey – Our survey results from professional bookkeepers, provides real insight into the industry and is a priceless knowledge tool for your business plan.
ü Revenue streams – Guaranteed to increase your turnover! Learn about the benefits of ABN Tax, customised reports and more.
ü Bookkeeping in the on-line world – Hear about the very latest in on-line technologies, providing vast opportunities for bookkeepers and their clients.
ü Systems – The key to getting back your free time by implementing sustainable growth and better practice tools that endorse business success.
ü Live case study – Find out the secrets and strategies behind the bookkeeping business success of Debbie Roberts (she’s an expert in business growth), how she expanded to a team of 12 and how to learn from her biggest mistakes.
This years Roadshow is a must attend event, with each session providing invaluable information on structuring, monitoring and advancing your bookkeeping business to reach new heights!
For more information on cost, time, venue, dates, the agenda and guest speakers, please read on or click on the associated link.
Earn 5 ½ hours of CPD points from attending this session.
Hurry as places are limited and book out fast!
ABN Member $300 Inc. GST
(Please login to the ABN Online Store before purchasing)
Non-Member $350 Inc. GST
Each attendee receives a Reckon Gift bag featuring, Quicken Personal 2012 Software License (be one of the first to get one, valued at $89), water, pens, mints and a reckon folder. You also receive morning tea, a sumptuous lunch and afternoon tea
Time
The ‘Reach New Heights’ Roadshow is a money well spent, full day event. Registrations commence at each venue at 8:30am; the program commences at 9:00am and concludes at 4:30pm.
Venues and Dates:
Adelaide, Tuesday 15th November
Rydges South Park (Conference Room), 1 South Terrace, Adelaide SA
Free parking available at venue
Perth, Thursday 17th November
All Seasons Hotel (Bordeaux Room), 15 Robinson Avenue, Northbridge WA
Parking available at venue
Brisbane, Monday 21st November
Hillstone St Lucia (The Rosewood Room), St Lucia Golf Links
Carawa Street, St Lucia, Qld
Free parking is available at the venue
Sydney, Wednesday 23rd November
Mantra Chatswood (The Shore room), 10 Brown Street, Chatswood, NSW
Parking available at the venue
Melbourne, Friday 25th November
Rydges Melbourne (Conference Floor), 186 Exhibition Street, Melbourne VIC
Parking available at the venue
Time | Topic |
8:30am – 9am | Registration |
9am – 9:10am | Introduction |
9:10am – 10am | Benchmarks for success The recent KPI survey conducted by ABN, provides invaluable insight into the bookkeeping industry. The largest and first industry survey of its kind, the report highlights the need for bookkeepers to focus on a number of important pricing and cashflow benchmarks to ensure business success. ABN’s Kelvin Deer provides highlights of the survey, with formulas and critical measures for bookkeepers to use when analysing their own businesses. |
10am – 10:20am | Morning Tea |
10:20am – 12:30pm | Business Systems For Success Successful business coach, Peter Cook and bookkeeping success story, Debbie Roberts, take us on a journey of the trials, triumphs and tribulations faced in the bookkeeping industry. From a sole practitioner to growing into a team of 12 bookkeepers, Debbie and Peter share some of the most valuable insights during the growth process. Also including recruitment techniques and key systems that you need to know in order to grow your bookkeeping business. |
12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch |
1:30pm – 2:30pm | Online Technologies Gerald Chait and Julia Berry from Reckon, teach us how new online technologies are providing vast opportunities for bookkeepers in the know, helping both bookkeepers and clients to prosper through advanced collaboration and efficiency methods. Find out how you can better assist and work with your clients in the online world, by harvesting the opportunities of new online accounting. With the Tax Practitioners Board also recently having released its exposure draft on continuing professional development (CPD), Reckon discusses how their online learning platform allows bookkeepers to achieve required CPD hours effortlessly. |
2:30pm – 3pm | Revenue Streams For Bookkeepers Increasing the number of services you provide to a single client is a key strategy for your business success! Ben Roberts of ABN TAX will outline why this strategy is most important in increasing your annual turnover and growing your bottom line. Providing your clients with a full spectrum of services is within your grasp, it’s just time to learn how. |
3pm – 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea |
3:30pm – 4:30pm | Marketing Your Business To finish the day, Peter Cook and Kelvin Deer will look at a range of marketing tips and tricks that will assist you to create a steady stream of new clients for your bookkeeping business. You will be left with some fresh and innovative ideas on creating your marketing strategy and reaching new business heights. |
Your ABN is all about providing you with the necessary knowledge and secrets that will drive the success of your bookkeeping business! This year’s Roadshow offers a stellar line up of key industry representatives and expert advice which will fuel your directional charge for success!
Kelvin Deer
As director of the successful PT Partners Accounting firm and co-founder of ABN, Kelvin Deer’s 24 years of solid accounting experience and expertise in the field, provides real insight into successful business practices. Kelvin examines vital industry benchmarking and marketing practices that can be the difference between gaining a valuable client and loosing a business opportunity.
Ben Roberts
Having run his own accounting and bookkeeping practice for over 8 years, Ben Roberts has specialised in International business practices, HRM, taxation structures and management. Ben offers invaluable tips on structuring your bookkeeping services in order to increase your profits and turnover.
Debbie Roberts
Running a self sufficient bookkeeping business with a team of 12 bookkeepers, Debbie Roberts knows the secrets and strategies behind building a successful bookkeeping business. With over 30 years of bookkeeping experience under her belt, Debbie created the “Pure Bookkeeping System”, which is now in use by over 140 bookkeeping businesses around Australia! Debbie shares her tips and tricks to bookkeeping success with us.
Peter Cook
More money, More time, More meaning is the mantra behind the revered business strategies and philosophies of Peter Cook. Passionate about helping people, a master business coach, serial entrepreneur, author (with a new book on its way) and an engaging presenter, Peter is Debbie’s business partner in Pure Bookkeeping. Also being Debbie’s business coach for 9 years, he shares his business techniques that will help your bookkeeping business grow.
Reckons Expert Team
Reckon provides the bookkeeping industry with the highest quality tools used for operating businesses more efficiently and profitably. With new online technologies providing vast opportunities for you and your clients, there couldn’t be a better time to find out more from Reckon’s experts, Gerald Chait and Julia Berry.