Money Confidence: Taking Control of your Finances

Join us for this engaging and informative workshop brought to you by BGCN as part of Ipswich Thrive Business Festival

Brief of workshop:

Running a business means juggling personal and business finances daily. This practical workshop brings together two expert perspectives to help you take control and thrive financially in both areas.

We're offering business owners a unique opportunity to strengthen their financial foundations. You'll gain insights into personal financial wellbeing strategies while building the confidence and knowledge to truly understand your business numbers.

What you'll explore:

You will be guided through approaches to improve your personal financial wellbeing, helping you create stability, long term planning and reduce money-related stress.

Alongside this, you'll develop confidence with financial language and learn to read the story your numbers are telling you.

We'll demystify cashflow management, helping you move from simply tracking figures to understanding what they mean for your personal and business decisions and future planning.

Whether you're struggling to interpret financial reports, wanting to feel more confident in money conversations, or simply looking to strengthen your overall financial position, this workshop offers practical tools you can use immediately.

Key Objectives

• Build personal financial resilience and wellbeing practices
• Develop confidence using financial terminology and concepts
• Understand how to interpret your business numbers and what they reveal
• Master practical cashflow management techniques
• Connect personal and business financial health for better decision-making
• Learn about the importance of separating personal and business finances
• Learn about the tools available from the governments MoneyHelper around budgeting and staying in control of finances

Key Takeaways:

• Practical strategies to improve your personal financial wellbeing
• Confidence to engage in financial conversations without hesitation
• Ability to read and understand the story behind your financial statements
• Tools to monitor and manage cashflow effectively
• A clearer understanding of how personal and business finances interconnect
• Actionable steps to implement immediately in your business
• Understand where to turn to for support around personal finances, debt and pension planning

Your Trainers:

Alan Nicholls - BGCN Business Coach

Jo Bailey - BGCN Business Coach

*Short breaks with refreshments will be provided.

**Please note that there are limited spaces available for attendees, if you are unable to attend, please provide reasonable notice so that we are able to offer your place to someone on the waiting list.

This workshop is being delivered and hosted by BGCN as part of Ipswich Thrive Business Festival 2026 in collaboration with Ipswich Borough Council.