Right, so, I'm back to part time not very well paid work in April after having dc2. My old jobs and current job, whilst nothing to do with accounting (was a production manager for fashion company, now work within charity retail) have all involved invoicing, a bit of sage, banking reconcilliations, inputting sales orders etc. So I was thinking a bookkeeping qualification could be a really useful thing to get as then I can take on some freelance work which can be done from home and will pay better than my current part time job (my other plan is to get some training courses for other retail and finance related under my belt once I go back. I have no plans to give this job up and want something I can do alongside it). So I have been researching and have some questions. Hopefully someone can help!
ICB or IAB? Is one better/ more widely recognized/ better connected than the other or does it not matter?
Would I need to purchase both sage and Excel to make this work?
I've looked at Home Learning College courses and am waiting for their brochure to pop into my inbox, can anyone recommend anywhere else to look?
What level (ie 2 or 3 etc) is it worth getting qualified up to to work with small businesses? And I would I need a specific sage or excel course too?
Finally when I finally get this off the ground, how do you sort out tax on the money you make, is it by filing self assessment? I would be doing this alongside a part time paid position.
I hope someone out there can offer some advice!