Herald - Issue 465

v INDEPENDENT, LOCAL AND PROUD v 24th October 2024 • The HERALD • Page 67 BRYANT & CO Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers We provide a wide range of accounting and business services to individuals, partnerships and limited companies. We specialise in working with family owned businesses, providing guidance and advice as appropriate. Our services include: • Annual Accounts • Bookkeeping • VAT • Payroll and CIS • Personal and Corporate Tax Returns • Management Accounts • Business Advice • We also provide training on the use of Sage and Quickbooks, and the implementation of computerised and manual accounting systems. • Meetings can be arranged to suit your needs, including evenings and weekends if more convenient to you. • The initial meeting is free of charge, regardless of the length of time, as we believe it is important to develop a good working relationship from the outset. • All fees are agreed in advance of any work being undertaken. Please call Peter or Lisa on 023 8089 4982 to arrange a meeting to discuss your business needs. You can also contact Peter on 07976 808969, or email us at info@bryantandcompany.co.uk Have a look at our website www.bryantandcompany.co.uk for a fuller understanding of our business. ASK A PROFESSIONAL NFBP Business Support Programme New Forest Business Partnership (NFBP) have a really useful programme of business support and networking events, open to everybody and aimed at providing training for local businesses across a variety of essential skills. e programme includes a mix of both online and in person events - and many of them are free of charge. For the Business Support Hours you do need to book by 3pm on the day. You will then receive an email before the meeting starts with the Zoom meeting ID and password to enable you to join the meeting online. e next events are: New Forest New forest Business Support Hour: Join in a weekly informal one hour networking meeting – an opportunity to update each other on how your businesses are progressing, to meet new people and to ask each other questions in a relaxed setting. You do need to book your FREE place by 3pm on the day. You will then receive an email before the meeting starts with the Zoom meeting ID and password to enable you to join the meeting online. e next sessions are taking place on Wednesday 30th October, Wednesday 6th November and Wednesday 13th November, 4pm–5pm. Marketing Masterclass on Social Selling, Tuesday 12th November, 9.30am–11.30am at Stanwell House Hotel in Lymington (£19pp). At this session they welcome Dr Shah Siddiqui, Founder and CEO of Time research & innovation, Neurodivergent Business Consortium and GenZ Marketing, to present a hands on workshop on how to master in social selling. LinkedIn Local New Forest Gathering, Tuesday 12th November, 12noon– 2pm, LinkedInLocal is a global movement to help you get to know the people behind the LinkedIn pro les by meeting face-to-face with your local connections and new contacts. Every #LinkedInLocal gathering is nonpro t-making, non-promotional and inclusive. ere are no pitches and no presentations: just informal and relaxed networking as you meet the person behind the pro le! £22pp including a bu et lunch and refreshments. Business Skills Workshop – AI for Business, Thursday 14th November, 9am – 12.30pm, at Balmer Lawn Hotel in Brockenhurst (£25pp). Join David Patterson of KnowNow Information, to explore Demystifying AI for your Business. is is a workshop on the practical use of AI in business, ideal for those who have already started exploring AI and want to learn how to take it further – whether through adopting AI skills or integrating AI into your existing products and services. ey will explore: • How AI can enhance and streamline your business processes • Practical steps to adopt and implement AI technologies • Real-world applications that demonstrate AI’s impact in business For more information and to book a place on any of the above events please visit: www.n p.org.uk

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