Accountancy and bookkeeping, what qualifications are needed to become self employed?
I am thinking about doing an accountancy and bookkeeping course, but i'm not sure which one, there are courses that offer diplomas and there are courses that offer certificates. Which one would be beneficial for me to become self employed or to work as an accountant within a company? Thanks in advance for any replies
Higher Education (University +) - 2 Answers
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Answer 1 :
I did an 2 year business and finance diploma. If I stopped after one year I'd have a certificate, but I completed the whole course and got the diploma. This allowed me to get some exemptions from the professional exams I am currently undertaking - which is CIMA, certified management accountant. There is a huge difference between all levels. Do you want to become a self employed accountant? if so you be better off going for the full qualification. Try ACCA , CIMA, or ACA. This will also assist you if you want to be an accountant within a company. if, however, you want to be an accounts assistant then go for the accounting technician course. Its a struggle, for me anyway.
Answer 2 :
The choices are to go for ACA and ACCA that focusses on financial accountancy. CIMA is specialised in management accountancy which is focussed on working the company. To be a self employed person, you should either go for ACA or ACCA qualification.
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
i want to work as an financial adviser in London what should i do?
i want to work as an financial adviser in London what should i do?
im working as an accountant in dubai but want to change my career as financial adviser in london what should i do? how should i start? is there any education that i should i have. i have a degree in business administration? please people help me and advice me what should i do?
Investing - 1 Answers
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Answer 1 :
If you can't Google and find the basic information for yourself, it's a bit worrying. Financial advisers need to be very on the ball and capable of finding out facts...
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im working as an accountant in dubai but want to change my career as financial adviser in london what should i do? how should i start? is there any education that i should i have. i have a degree in business administration? please people help me and advice me what should i do?
Investing - 1 Answers
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Answer 1 :
If you can't Google and find the basic information for yourself, it's a bit worrying. Financial advisers need to be very on the ball and capable of finding out facts...
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Thursday, April 7, 2011
I need a stock trading book that explains how to stock market works when to buy and sell?
I need a stock trading book that explains how to stock market works when to buy and sell?
Im very new to it i understand all that common person would i'd rather be a Bull or Bear but not a Pig I am a training accountant so i will catch on fast so please a good book or study book but not any get rich quick books. Save it for the Pigs Thanks. Taqui
Investing - 8 Answers
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Answer 1 :
library
Answer 2 :
The Motley Fool UK Investment Guide very funny and not expensive.
Answer 3 :
90% of all novices either lose some or all of their money.Steer clear,it's corrupt and only insiders make real money.It's highly addictive,and could be the start of a very long dark tunnel in your life
Answer 4 :
How & When to Invest in the Stock Market: Winning Market Trading Strategies Stock Market Game: A Simulation of Stock Market Trading Go to: http://www.marketthoughts.com/stock_book.html **There is a great list of books that you will find very interesting & informative...
Answer 5 :
I recommend you: "The Neatest Little Guide to Stock Market Investing" by Jason Kelly. It covers everything in a basic level but everything, so whatever you like you just have to read more about it.
Answer 6 :
Train to become a qualified accountant. The best place to get experience in the stock market is to be a seasons trader. Some says you need to lose some in order to gain some more. There are many good books to read but remember what I had said.
Answer 7 :
The Share Centre produce a number of free guides: http://www.share.com/webp/freeguides.htm
Answer 8 :
When asking Western school children about the significance of Waterloo, the answer will be something along the lines of ‘the decisive battle between Napoleon and an English lead European coalition’. In fact, the future of the European continent was perceived to depend upon the battle of Waterloo. If Napoleon won, France would have been confirmed as the undisputed master of Europe. If Napoleon was beaten, England would have become the leading power in Europe and greatly expand its sphere of influence. What Western school children are not taught - for obvious reasons - is the much bigger story behind the official narrative, the story of one of the biggest frauds in human history. Nathan Rothschild, the head of the English branch of the Rothschild crime family, took advantage of his advance knowledge of the outcome of the battle by tricking the London Stock Exchange into believing that Napoleon had won. The resulting crash of the Exchange enabled Nathan Rothschild’s agents to buy the entire London stock market for a Penny in the Pound and seize control of the Bank of England. This shameless fraud was ruthlessly repeated in 1929. The private owners of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Rothschild subsidiaries J.P. Morgan, City Bank and Chase Manhattan Bank were awash with money earned by financing World War I. Using their market power, Rothschild’s agents first engineered an artificial boom in the stock market, tricking smaller banks and private investors into putting huge amounts of money into the stock market and then deliberately crashed it, enabling the Rothschild agents to buy most of the U.S. stock market. The ripple effect of the New York crash also enabled Rothschild agents in other countries, such as Germany, to buy local corporations at a fraction of their actual value. Eighty years later, it looks like our ruling psychopaths are at it again. They are systematically destroying trust in the U.S. dollar, causing holders of large amounts of green bags to sell them. At the same time, the Rothschild’s are preventing the European Central Bank from printing sufficient Euros for U.S. Dollar owners to exchange all of their holdings into Euros. That way Dollar owners are forced to buy gold instead, causing the gold price to explode. Simultaneously, the Rothschild’s are using their influence on the media sector to spread rumours of an imminent crash of the U.S. Dollar and international stock markets. As per usual, in the day and age of infowar, those rumours first started in the alternative Internet based media, only to spread into the mainstream business media. Last week’s ‘global stock and credit market warning’ of the Rothschild owned Royal Bank of Scotland means that the next Waterloo must be imminent. All it takes is a trigger such as a thwarted Israeli attack on Iran or the blocking of the Persian Gulf for oil transports, followed by a major stock sell-off by Rothschild agents. Once the world’s stock and credit markets have completely crashed, the price of an ounce of gold will be in the thousands, enabling the Rothschild’s and other owners of large gold holdings to buy the market for a fraction of their true value. Most of the population are not aware of the Federal Reserve Scams. Do you know who owns the Federal Reserve Bank? Private business men who include the Morgan’s, Rothschild’s and the Rockefeller family. What they do is print money out of thin air, as much as they like and it’s not regulated!!! They lend money to the government in large interest rates so that the Government is in debt to them. So they control the world economy. How does the Government pay of their debt to the Federal Bank, they don't WE do, in the form of Income Tax from our wages. In 1913 (as well as funding Hitler, Bushes grandfather was included in the funding) these private business men convinced congress that the public should pay Income tax and Congress did what they were told. There is NO law written down anywhere that states that we have to pay Income tax...it’s a fraud. Not one cent or penny of peoples Income Tax payments goes to the government. It ALL goes directly into the private bankers pockets of the Federal Bank and the bank of England, Don't believe me get the DVD documentary by Aaron Russo called Freedom to Fascism'. They decide what you read and watch. If you get your information and knowledge from the T.V. and papers then you will be brainwashed. Rupert Murdoch owns 160 newspapers, many tv channels including sky and all news programmes, (they are not called PROGRAMMES for nothing) he also own a Hollywood studio. George Orwell used to work for the BBC, where do you think he got his ideas for 1984? Don't buy newspapers and switch the tv off! Research your own information on the web.
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Im very new to it i understand all that common person would i'd rather be a Bull or Bear but not a Pig I am a training accountant so i will catch on fast so please a good book or study book but not any get rich quick books. Save it for the Pigs Thanks. Taqui
Investing - 8 Answers
People Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
Answer 1 :
library
Answer 2 :
The Motley Fool UK Investment Guide very funny and not expensive.
Answer 3 :
90% of all novices either lose some or all of their money.Steer clear,it's corrupt and only insiders make real money.It's highly addictive,and could be the start of a very long dark tunnel in your life
Answer 4 :
How & When to Invest in the Stock Market: Winning Market Trading Strategies Stock Market Game: A Simulation of Stock Market Trading Go to: http://www.marketthoughts.com/stock_book.html **There is a great list of books that you will find very interesting & informative...
Answer 5 :
I recommend you: "The Neatest Little Guide to Stock Market Investing" by Jason Kelly. It covers everything in a basic level but everything, so whatever you like you just have to read more about it.
Answer 6 :
Train to become a qualified accountant. The best place to get experience in the stock market is to be a seasons trader. Some says you need to lose some in order to gain some more. There are many good books to read but remember what I had said.
Answer 7 :
The Share Centre produce a number of free guides: http://www.share.com/webp/freeguides.htm
Answer 8 :
When asking Western school children about the significance of Waterloo, the answer will be something along the lines of ‘the decisive battle between Napoleon and an English lead European coalition’. In fact, the future of the European continent was perceived to depend upon the battle of Waterloo. If Napoleon won, France would have been confirmed as the undisputed master of Europe. If Napoleon was beaten, England would have become the leading power in Europe and greatly expand its sphere of influence. What Western school children are not taught - for obvious reasons - is the much bigger story behind the official narrative, the story of one of the biggest frauds in human history. Nathan Rothschild, the head of the English branch of the Rothschild crime family, took advantage of his advance knowledge of the outcome of the battle by tricking the London Stock Exchange into believing that Napoleon had won. The resulting crash of the Exchange enabled Nathan Rothschild’s agents to buy the entire London stock market for a Penny in the Pound and seize control of the Bank of England. This shameless fraud was ruthlessly repeated in 1929. The private owners of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Rothschild subsidiaries J.P. Morgan, City Bank and Chase Manhattan Bank were awash with money earned by financing World War I. Using their market power, Rothschild’s agents first engineered an artificial boom in the stock market, tricking smaller banks and private investors into putting huge amounts of money into the stock market and then deliberately crashed it, enabling the Rothschild agents to buy most of the U.S. stock market. The ripple effect of the New York crash also enabled Rothschild agents in other countries, such as Germany, to buy local corporations at a fraction of their actual value. Eighty years later, it looks like our ruling psychopaths are at it again. They are systematically destroying trust in the U.S. dollar, causing holders of large amounts of green bags to sell them. At the same time, the Rothschild’s are preventing the European Central Bank from printing sufficient Euros for U.S. Dollar owners to exchange all of their holdings into Euros. That way Dollar owners are forced to buy gold instead, causing the gold price to explode. Simultaneously, the Rothschild’s are using their influence on the media sector to spread rumours of an imminent crash of the U.S. Dollar and international stock markets. As per usual, in the day and age of infowar, those rumours first started in the alternative Internet based media, only to spread into the mainstream business media. Last week’s ‘global stock and credit market warning’ of the Rothschild owned Royal Bank of Scotland means that the next Waterloo must be imminent. All it takes is a trigger such as a thwarted Israeli attack on Iran or the blocking of the Persian Gulf for oil transports, followed by a major stock sell-off by Rothschild agents. Once the world’s stock and credit markets have completely crashed, the price of an ounce of gold will be in the thousands, enabling the Rothschild’s and other owners of large gold holdings to buy the market for a fraction of their true value. Most of the population are not aware of the Federal Reserve Scams. Do you know who owns the Federal Reserve Bank? Private business men who include the Morgan’s, Rothschild’s and the Rockefeller family. What they do is print money out of thin air, as much as they like and it’s not regulated!!! They lend money to the government in large interest rates so that the Government is in debt to them. So they control the world economy. How does the Government pay of their debt to the Federal Bank, they don't WE do, in the form of Income Tax from our wages. In 1913 (as well as funding Hitler, Bushes grandfather was included in the funding) these private business men convinced congress that the public should pay Income tax and Congress did what they were told. There is NO law written down anywhere that states that we have to pay Income tax...it’s a fraud. Not one cent or penny of peoples Income Tax payments goes to the government. It ALL goes directly into the private bankers pockets of the Federal Bank and the bank of England, Don't believe me get the DVD documentary by Aaron Russo called Freedom to Fascism'. They decide what you read and watch. If you get your information and knowledge from the T.V. and papers then you will be brainwashed. Rupert Murdoch owns 160 newspapers, many tv channels including sky and all news programmes, (they are not called PROGRAMMES for nothing) he also own a Hollywood studio. George Orwell used to work for the BBC, where do you think he got his ideas for 1984? Don't buy newspapers and switch the tv off! Research your own information on the web.
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Friday, April 1, 2011
Do I need to know Chinese to succeed in Hong Kong employment?
Do I need to know Chinese to succeed in Hong Kong employment?
I'm a qualified accountant looking for my next career move and would love to spend a couple of years in Hong Kong, I don't speak any Chinese at the moment but want to learn when I'm out there. From a professional perspective, will I be able to work and play (and progress my career) just with English?
China - 10 Answers
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Answer 1 :
english is the language of commerce in HK. you will do alright but picking up the basics will improve your connections and allow you to know when people are bad mouthing you behind the language barrier. It can pay major dividends if you understand and don't let anyone know.
Answer 2 :
Despite the Cantonese' notorious reputation for being ill-tempered, I don't think people will be bad mouthing you unless you give them a reason to. And I think learning language would be put to better use for understanding a new culture and making friends, not just to be on guard and spy on the conversations around you. What's the point of traveling if you approach offensively? To answer your question, for Hong Kong and South China, your studies should focus on Cantonese, because Madarin is pretty useless down there. On the other hand, Mandarin is more useful everywhere else in China, so if you anticipate moving or traveling later, then perhaps you should study both concurrently. But even if you only speak English in HK, you'd get by just fine because it is a very international city. Sincerely, Tom Carter p.s. be sure to look for my new photobook in the Hong Kong bookshops; that's where it was published. CHINA: Portrait of a People http://www.blacksmithbooks.com/9789889979942.htm http://www.tomcarter.org
Answer 3 :
I know someone who is a CEO in a financial institution there at the age of 37. He speaks no Cantonese so it is highly possible you can do the same. I worked in Central for a year and don't speak Cantonese either.
Answer 4 :
In China many people can speak Chinese my 6years old brother and my grandfand also can speak English(my grandfather not only can speak English but also can speak Japanese ^ ^)So don't worry about language it will be OK
Answer 5 :
Personally it will be ok with english,but it's really a good idea to learn some basic Mandarin,like thanks,where' s the bathroom...?
Answer 6 :
You can get pretty far in Hong Kong with English, but be reminded that it may not always work. If you seriously want your career to progress, you're spoken and written grasp of Chinese will need to be good. Not every client you encounter will know how to speak English, and even if they do, you may still need to speak a few words of Chinese. Your written Chinese has to be good too because you may need to type emails or write propsals in Chinese. I'm Korean-Chinese and have been exposed to Chinese all my life. But trust me, writing proposals in Chinese is no easy task.
Answer 7 :
My husband was an expat in HK, he doesn't speak any Chinese at all! However if you want to live there for long term learning Chinese is a plus, even though in HK people speak Cantonese only on daily basis but in business they use English or Mandarin with other people.
Answer 8 :
The HK Chinese like to gossip. A lot of business in HK is related to Mainland China, so knowledge of Chinese is needed in almost every company. Being able to read Chinese is more important than speak, because formal written Chinese is the same in all of China, including HK.
Answer 9 :
In hong kong everyone can speak english, especially proffesional people such as accountants. But if you were to go out there and work, you'd have to be careful as hong kong people will bad mouth you (i know cos my dad is an accountant from hong kong) When you get out there definetly try to pick up cantonese, but i wouldnt start learning until you are out there. But before you go i would try and learn mandarin, a fairly simple language to pick up if you already know english. From my perspective you would be able to work and play, but only to an extent where you would experience hong kong from a tourist view. So yes i would try and learn cantonese, but to give you a bigger edge learn mandarin, and if you have all 3 languages (cantonese, mandarin and english) you can get very far in hong kong, and potentially move over to China.
Answer 10 :
Hi "Stuck!", I've returned home from a 6 month work experience trip to Shanghai, it was fantastic and I strongly urge you to follow your dream. You will have a wonderful experience! I knew a few phrases of Mandarin before going to Shanghai and worked within my field for a Chinese company where only 3 people could speak English. I can now hold a conversation in Chinese and can also read and write. I have many non-chinese friends living and working in Hong Kong, they speak no Chinese at all, and have no problems there at all. I recommend you to; 1) Try to find employment with a 'foreign' (ie. American) company if you can. You may feel too isolated if everyone around you is speaking a language you do not understand. 2) Take up formal language lessons once you get there, in either Cantonese or Mandarin. (Spoken Mandarin I think is easier to learn). But only for your own enjoyment / self-development
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I'm a qualified accountant looking for my next career move and would love to spend a couple of years in Hong Kong, I don't speak any Chinese at the moment but want to learn when I'm out there. From a professional perspective, will I be able to work and play (and progress my career) just with English?
China - 10 Answers
People Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
Answer 1 :
english is the language of commerce in HK. you will do alright but picking up the basics will improve your connections and allow you to know when people are bad mouthing you behind the language barrier. It can pay major dividends if you understand and don't let anyone know.
Answer 2 :
Despite the Cantonese' notorious reputation for being ill-tempered, I don't think people will be bad mouthing you unless you give them a reason to. And I think learning language would be put to better use for understanding a new culture and making friends, not just to be on guard and spy on the conversations around you. What's the point of traveling if you approach offensively? To answer your question, for Hong Kong and South China, your studies should focus on Cantonese, because Madarin is pretty useless down there. On the other hand, Mandarin is more useful everywhere else in China, so if you anticipate moving or traveling later, then perhaps you should study both concurrently. But even if you only speak English in HK, you'd get by just fine because it is a very international city. Sincerely, Tom Carter p.s. be sure to look for my new photobook in the Hong Kong bookshops; that's where it was published. CHINA: Portrait of a People http://www.blacksmithbooks.com/9789889979942.htm http://www.tomcarter.org
Answer 3 :
I know someone who is a CEO in a financial institution there at the age of 37. He speaks no Cantonese so it is highly possible you can do the same. I worked in Central for a year and don't speak Cantonese either.
Answer 4 :
In China many people can speak Chinese my 6years old brother and my grandfand also can speak English(my grandfather not only can speak English but also can speak Japanese ^ ^)So don't worry about language it will be OK
Answer 5 :
Personally it will be ok with english,but it's really a good idea to learn some basic Mandarin,like thanks,where' s the bathroom...?
Answer 6 :
You can get pretty far in Hong Kong with English, but be reminded that it may not always work. If you seriously want your career to progress, you're spoken and written grasp of Chinese will need to be good. Not every client you encounter will know how to speak English, and even if they do, you may still need to speak a few words of Chinese. Your written Chinese has to be good too because you may need to type emails or write propsals in Chinese. I'm Korean-Chinese and have been exposed to Chinese all my life. But trust me, writing proposals in Chinese is no easy task.
Answer 7 :
My husband was an expat in HK, he doesn't speak any Chinese at all! However if you want to live there for long term learning Chinese is a plus, even though in HK people speak Cantonese only on daily basis but in business they use English or Mandarin with other people.
Answer 8 :
The HK Chinese like to gossip. A lot of business in HK is related to Mainland China, so knowledge of Chinese is needed in almost every company. Being able to read Chinese is more important than speak, because formal written Chinese is the same in all of China, including HK.
Answer 9 :
In hong kong everyone can speak english, especially proffesional people such as accountants. But if you were to go out there and work, you'd have to be careful as hong kong people will bad mouth you (i know cos my dad is an accountant from hong kong) When you get out there definetly try to pick up cantonese, but i wouldnt start learning until you are out there. But before you go i would try and learn mandarin, a fairly simple language to pick up if you already know english. From my perspective you would be able to work and play, but only to an extent where you would experience hong kong from a tourist view. So yes i would try and learn cantonese, but to give you a bigger edge learn mandarin, and if you have all 3 languages (cantonese, mandarin and english) you can get very far in hong kong, and potentially move over to China.
Answer 10 :
Hi "Stuck!", I've returned home from a 6 month work experience trip to Shanghai, it was fantastic and I strongly urge you to follow your dream. You will have a wonderful experience! I knew a few phrases of Mandarin before going to Shanghai and worked within my field for a Chinese company where only 3 people could speak English. I can now hold a conversation in Chinese and can also read and write. I have many non-chinese friends living and working in Hong Kong, they speak no Chinese at all, and have no problems there at all. I recommend you to; 1) Try to find employment with a 'foreign' (ie. American) company if you can. You may feel too isolated if everyone around you is speaking a language you do not understand. 2) Take up formal language lessons once you get there, in either Cantonese or Mandarin. (Spoken Mandarin I think is easier to learn). But only for your own enjoyment / self-development
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