I have recently received an HND in Accountancy at college and I am looking into starting my own business. Now, my problem is I dont know where to start!!! I have found some institutions online and also AAT site which has gave me various memberships and qualifications. I am wondering if I should go for the AAT level 4 adavanced level. Do I need this to go into my own business??? I am intr into getting the professional letters after my name.
I have recently received an HND in Accountancy at college and I am looking into starting my own business. Now, my problem is I dont know where to start!!! I have found some institutions online and also AAT site which has gave me various memberships and qualifications. I am wondering if I should go for the AAT level 4 adavanced level. Do I need this to go into my own business??? I am intr into getting the professional letters after my name.
Please I need help?!!!
Hi V gilmartin
Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your HND
Not sure exactly what was covered by your previous course but I would always recommend AAT, their have been quite a number of posts on here recently about different courses and what levels to do so it might be worth going back and having a read through some of these.
What are you doing at the moment are you working in Accounting/Finance?
Cheers Doug
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Good morning Doug,
Thanks for your reply. I have just received an email from one of my lecturers saying the AAT course would not be worth doing as that is the equivalent to a HNC (which I've passed). At the moment I am volunteering and working as a bookkeeper part time (this is a self employed status)
Thanks again
Viv
Good morning Doug, Thanks for your reply. I have just received an email from one of my lecturers saying the AAT course would not be worth doing as that is the equivalent to a HNC (which I've passed). At the moment I am volunteering and working as a bookkeeper part time (this is a self employed status) Thanks again Viv
Morning Viv
When you say volunteering and working as a bookkeeper is this the same job?
If you are working on a self-employed basis you have to make sure that you have MLR in place as a must and I would also recommend taking out some PII to cover you just in case.
In your opening post you say that you want to open your own business but if you are actually working as a self-employed bookkeeper then in effect you have already started.
What sort of accounting services are you thinking of offering or are you just going to stick to bookkeeping?
Cheers
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Doug
These are only my opinions of how I see things and therefore should not be taken as advice
Sorry, posted before finishing. I am looking into doing payroll services as well. Bookkeeping including income statements and statements of financial income.
