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Unlock your practice potential

Struggling to find time to identify and address your practice pain points? Looking to accelerate your practice but not sure how? Want to spend time with like-minded practices to challenge your thinking?

We hear from many of our member practices that finding time and accessing great resources isn’t always easy. 
 
So, we have curated a line-up of independent industry experts – including Will Farnell; author, award-winning accountant, business advisor and cloud trailblazer, and Ian Howell; performance coach, business consultant and change leadership expert – to share their extensive experience and professional toolboxes to help you build future-proof practices with fresh ideas and techniques.
 
Coming to four cities from 24 October, these workshops have been tailormade for you, by industry experts. You set the priorities and we cater to your needs. So, if you’re ready to shape your own success, reserve your spot today!
 

Where and When?

New locations coming soon.

See the Edinburgh workshop in action!

 

Meet our team of industry experts

We’ve curated a line-up of independent industry experts – including Will Farnell; author, award-winning accountant, business advisor and cloud trailblazer, and Ian Howell; performance coach, business consultant and change leadership expert – to share their extensive experience and professional toolboxes to help you build future-proof practices with fresh ideas and techniques.

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Ian Howell
Owner Rocket Performance

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Ian Howell

Rocket Coaching

Ian has a 30 year background in high-performance sales and leadership training. Having led consultancy teams within both Abbey National and Lloyds Bank, where he successfully developed radical strategies to create performance improvement, in 2000, he branched out with his own practice spotting an opportunity to provide authentic performance development programmes. Today, the business has grown as part of the Rocket Performance Group.

Ian has extensive exposure in cultivating sales leadership and coaching skills across all levels in organisations. This means he is as comfortable working with C Level executives, as he is with first line Managers.

He is sought out as a thought leader in the development of Performance Coaching programmes, and he is regularly invited to speak at conferences on the subjects of coaching and change leadership.

He has worked with a host of major brands in a multitude of markets, including Banking, Finance & Insurance, Pharma, Hospitality, SAAS, Fin Tech, Mobile Communications, Data Infrastructure, Motor, Big Data and Franchising.

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Will Farnell
Owner Farnell Clarke

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Will Farnell

Owner Farnell Clarke

Will Farnell is the Founder and a director of Farnell Clarke Ltd, an innovative and pioneering accounting firm based in East Anglia and London, UK offering a fresh approach to SME accountancy and business advisory services. Farnell Clarke was one of the first firms globally to fully adopt cloud accounting technology back in 2009 and remains one of the most innovation firms in the UK. The firm has been named Best Independent Firm (East of England) three times at the British Accountancy.

Awards, including in 2019 and was awarded Medium Firm of the Year award at the Accounting Excellence awards in 2019.

Will is author of ‘The Digital Firm’ a blueprint for digital transformation and released the follow up book ‘The Human Firm’ in April 2023 published by Sage. He is a regular speaker on how accounting firms can leverage technology, people and process to achieve practice growth, as well as providing consulting services to support firms in becoming a digitally driven yet human centric practice.

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Millie Thompson
Practice Success Manager, Sage

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Millie Thompson

Practice Success Manager, Sage

Millie is a dynamic and accomplished Practice Success Manager with a unique background in accounting and law. With a career spanning over six years as a dedicated accountant, she not only honed her financial expertise but also became a specialist in cloud and digital transformation, as well as practice operations and management. Her consultative approach with accountants across the UK, with a deep personal understanding, enables Millie to be a trusted advisor to many and encourage true and mutual value within her professional relationships.

Agenda

10.00-10.30   Arrive
10.30-11.00  
Introduction
11.00-13.00   Session One
13.00-13.45   Lunch
14.00-16.00   Session Two

How will this event benefit you?

reflect
Time to reflect

Think away from the office and focus on the areas that you might have been putting off for a rainy day.

workshops
Interactive workshops

Designed by you and facilitated by expert coaches, to help you find solutions and ways forward.

goals
Goal setting and challenge analysis

Opportunity to assess and talk through your goals and challenges with likeminded experts.

coaches
Assigned coaches

Each group will have a coach to guide you through the process and be on hand to answer any questions you have.

roundtables
Roundtable discussions

Workshop solutions to some of the challenges your practice might face. Listen to the experts and then spend time working on your own goals.

insights
Actionable insights

We guarantee you will leave with your own personal actions to take back to the practice.

 DELIVER 
Personalised follow up

Your practice success manager will be on hand and can support you to progress your plan.

Who are these workshops designed for?

Accountants and bookkeepers – who want to unlock their practice potential!

These workshops have been designed for ambitious accountants and bookkeepers who are keen to progress and achieve their goals and build greater client relationships
 

Dates, locations, venues

Choose your preferred location to register free today.

 

15 November | London

Lumiere London Underwood
Room: The New White Loft
6-14 Underwood St, London N1 7JQ

Lumiere London Underwood
 
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16 November | Birmingham

Fazeley Studios
191 Fazeley St, Deritend, Birmingham B5 5SE
 

Fazeley Studios
 
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21 November | Belfast

Hilton Belfast
4 Lanyon Pl, Belfast BT1 3LP
 

Hilton Belfast
 
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