In the hurly burly of finding and competing for work, managing projects with increasing external pressures and keeping the bank manager at bay, staying on top of the finances can seem like a luxury. But unless you maintain a firm handle on fee levels, productivity, cash flow and
profitability, you may suddenly find that you have been holed and are going down. So keep in touch with the numbers, stay afloat and make sure you reach your destination.

The following topics will be covered while the content of the seminar will be tailored to suit the mix of delegates:

• Managing project budgets – setting cost rates, charge-out rates, time recording principles, factors influencing a project budget, handling unknowns/risks, managing changes/extras, monitoring progress and measuring profitability/performance during the project.
• Fee calculation, negotiation and management - timing and securing fees in advance, due diligence checks on clients, mailing appointments, different ways of looking at fees (e.g. architect's perspective, client's perspective, market view).
• Managing cash flow – understanding the difference between profit and cash, easy cash flows, handling the bank manager (comparing with profit and loss, quick look at management accounts – don't wait until the end of the year to find out), managing drawings.

Speaker: Nick Coates, Nick Coates Business Consultancy

This event is taking place at the following locations: 

26 January, Birmingham, 1.30 - 4.30pm
23 February, Crawley, 1.30 - 4.30pm
13 March, Exeter, 1.30 - 4.30pm
19 April, Cambridge, 1.30 - 4.30pm
10 May, Cardiff, 1.30 - 4.30pm
14 June, Gateshead, 1.30 - 4.30pm
18 July, Leeds, 1.30 - 4.30pm
19 September, Manchester, 1.30 - 4.30pm
20 September, Liverpool, 9.30am - 12.30pm
10 October, Reading, 1.30 - 4.30pm
11 October, Bath, 1.30 - 4.30pm
16 October, London, 5 - 8pm
24 October, Nottingham, 1.30 - 4.30pm