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Beyond Numbers: Business Referral Network for Accountants, Bookkeepers, Planners

**Beyond Numbers Business Referral Network** for Accountants, Bookkeepers, Lawyers, Planners and Brokers is designed for business owners in the Accounting, Legal, Bookkeeping and Financial Services Industry to connect with likeminded finance professionals, build meaningful and authentic relationships in a positive and supportive environment. Business owners in accounting and financial services often struggle to find networking opportunities tailored to their industry. **Beyond Numbers Networking Events** are dedicated to bring together accounting and finance professionals who truly understand their unique challenges and provide a platform for them to build connections, and trusting relationships and explore potential strategic referral partners. At Beyond Numbers Business Referral Network, our primary goal is to foster authentic connections among business owners in the accounting and financial services industry. Our event aims to facilitate the formation of strong relationships based on shared values, interests, and experiences. #### **Who is it for:** * Accountants in practice * Bookkeepers * BAS agents * Tax agents and advisors * Commercial Lawyers * Financial planners and advisors * Mortgage brokers operate over 2 years * Insurance brokers #### **What to expect:** 6:00 pm - Doors open and welcome in to network 6:30 pm - Event start, intro and topic discussion 7:30 pm - Discussion and Q&A 8:00 pm - Event closes (Drinks and finger food will be provided) Please be on time, as there is no late entrance after 6:30pm. #### **Why Join Us?** Being part of an accounting and financial services community means you’re not alone on your journey. You’ll meet potential strategic referral partners who not only understand the unique challenges in the finance industry but also share your drive to grow and succeed. Together, you can exchange valuable insights, build trusted relationships, and uncover new opportunities to expand your client base. This community is designed to foster collaboration, offering peer support and expert connections to thrive in a competitive market. Join us to create meaningful connections, explore collaboration opportunities and secure lasting success for your business and beyond. PS: Participation certification can be issued for you to claim 1 CPD hours with your industry body, if applicable. ##### **Event Photography Disclaimer** ##### ##### **By attending this event, you acknowledge and consent to being photographed and/or filmed. These images and videos may be used for promotional purposes, including but not limited to social media posts, website content, marketing materials, and future event promotion.** ##### ##### **If you prefer not to be photographed, please inform event organisers upon arrival and we will make every effort to accommodate your request.** ##### ##### **For questions about photo usage or to request removal of your image, please contact the event organisers.**

Financial Management & Accounting in Healthcare: 1 Day Course, Sydney

**Summary** Master revenue, costing, budgeting and KPIs to improve financial performance in your healthcare business in a focused 1 Day course. **Ready to secure your spot? 🎯 Register now and complete your payment securely via Stripe Checkout!** [Click Here](https://buy.stripe.com/8x2bJ1aam1YGeG4aeg2oE43) **About This Course** * **Duration:** 1 Full Day (8 Hours) * **Delivery Mode:** Classroom (In-Person) * **Language:** English * **Credits:** 8 PDUs / Training Hours * **Certification:** Course Completion Certificate * **Refreshments:** Lunch, snacks, beverages included **If you would like weekend training sessions, kindly reach out to us at [info@mangates.com](info@mangates.com) for availability and scheduling.** *** **Course Overview** This 1 Day workshop gives you **practical, beginner-to-intermediate financial and accounting skills specifically tailored to healthcare businesses.** You learn how finances flow inside hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centers, and healthcare service providers, covering **revenue cycles, cost structures, budgeting, financial statements, KPIs, and basic decision-making models.** The content focuses on **real healthcare scenarios**, including payer reimbursements, insurance-driven revenue, service-line profitability, cost management, and financial planning for sustainable healthcare operations. **Learning Objectives** By the end of the training, **you will be able to:** 1. Understand healthcare-specific financial flows and structures. 2. Interpret financial statements with basic confidence. 3. Analyze costs and manage departmental spending effectively. 4. Build simple budgets and financial plans. 5. Understand RCM workflows and identify improvement areas. 6. Use KPIs and metrics to assess financial performance. 7. Support better decision-making with financial insights. *** **Target Audience** * Hospital & clinic managers * Healthcare administrators & supervisors * Billing, RCM & finance teams * Quality and operations managers * Healthcare entrepreneurs * Anyone responsible for financial decisions in healthcare *** **Why Choose This Course?** This workshop combines **financial fundamentals** with **healthcare-specific operational realities**, giving you actionable skills—not theory. The trainer brings industry experience in **healthcare finance, budgeting, RCM, and strategic planning**, ensuring you learn tools you can immediately apply within hospitals, clinics, or healthcare business operations. **©2026 Mangates Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd. This content is protected by copyright law. Copy or Reproduction without permission is prohibited.** **Want to train your entire team in healthcare financial management?** We offer customized in-house programs tailored to your departments—finance, operations, RCM, or administration. The training can be aligned with your real budgets, service lines, and financial challenges, helping your team strengthen financial accuracy, performance, and decision-making. **📧 Contact us today to schedule a customized in-house session: [corporate@mangates.com](corporate@mangates.com)** **Modules** **Module 1: Healthcare Finance Foundations & Revenue Streams** * Understanding major revenue sources in healthcare * Cash flow cycles for hospitals & clinics * Differences between payer types & reimbursement models * Icebreaker Activity *** **Module 2: Cost Structure & Expense Management in Healthcare** * Fixed vs variable costs across departments * Cost drivers: staffing, supplies, consumables, equipment * Managing operational and overhead expenses * Activity *** **Module 3: Financial Statements for Healthcare Managers** * Income statement, balance sheet & cash flow basics * Reading financial performance in healthcare * Identifying red flags & improvement opportunities * Role Play *** **Module 4: Budgeting & Forecasting for Healthcare Units** * Building annual and departmental budgets * Volume-based and service-line forecasting * Simple models for planning growth and expenses * Case Study *** **Module 5: Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Essentials** * Patient registration → billing → collections process * Denial prevention, coding accuracy & documentation flow * Improving charge capture and payment turnaround * Simulation *** **Module 6: KPIs, Ratios & Performance Metrics for Healthcare** * Monitoring key financial indicators (AR days, collection rate) * Operational KPIs: utilization, productivity, cost per visit * Benchmarking performance across service lines * Group Brainstorm Activity *** **Module 7: Financial Decision-Making for Healthcare Leaders** * Basic financial evaluation for new services or investments * Break-even thinking & cost-benefit considerations * Prioritizing financial sustainability and value * Action Plan Review **FAQs** 1. **Do I need accounting experience?** No, this course is beginner-friendly. 2. **Is the content healthcare-specific?** Yes, every module is based on healthcare examples. 3. **Will I learn financial statements?** Yes, at a simple and practical level. 4. **Does it include budgeting?** Yes, budgeting and forecasting are covered. 5. **Is revenue cycle management included?** Yes, it’s a major part of the training. 6. **Do I need to know math?** Only basic calculations nothing advanced. 7. **Is this useful for non-finance staff?** Yes, perfect for managers without finance backgrounds. 8. **Will I learn KPIs and ratios?** Yes, the course covers key healthcare metrics. 9. **Do I get a certificate?** Yes, a completion certificate is provided. 10. **Is the course practical?** Yes, everything is designed for real-world use. 11. **Is lunch included?** Yes, lunch and refreshments are provided. 12. **What is the refund policy?** You are eligible to request a refund up to 7 days before the event.

Connecting Business, Real Estate & Finance Professionals - Network

About **Novia Private** Network **Novia Private** is a Exclusive Private Network for Professionals and Decision-makers across **Business, Real Estate, and Finance.** It is designed to foster high-value connections, share market insights, and open doors to strategic collaborations. The network brings together **Brokers, Accountants, Lawyers, Real Estate Agent, Entrepreneurs, Developers, Investors, and Advisors** who are shaping the future of the industries. Whether you're expanding your Network, portfolio, growing your business, or seeking trusted partners, Novia Private offers a casual focused environment to ***connect, Referral, exchange business , ideas, and build lasting professional relationships.*** **Event Introduction** Welcome to tonight’s Novia Private Networking Event — an exclusive gathering of professionals from the worlds of **Business, Real Estate, and Finance**. This is more than just a networking session — it’s a space for genuine conversations, new perspectives, and shared ambitions. Whether you’re a business owner, developer, advisor, or industry professional, tonight is about building valuable connections with peers who understand your world. **Join us** in a casual focused environment to ***Connect, Referral, Exchange business , ideas, and Build lasting professional relationships.*** We’re excited to have you here and look forward to the opportunities and relationships that will grow from tonight’s event. Contact: lily@noviaprivate.com #BusinessNetworking #FinanceProfessionals #RealEstateInvesting #PropertyNetworking #SydneyNetworking #PrivateNetworking #ProfessionalNetworking #NoviaPrivate

Once Were Actuaries

Location: Ryan's bar under Australia Square (If inclement weather then move to the Establishment) Time: 6pm-9pm Date: Tuesday 22 September 2026 A community of smart people who have left the actuarial fold to pursue other interests and also their actuarial friends who are still in the actuarial field and their friends. A group for the networking and socialising of those people who were either: qualified Actuaries studied actuarial studies friends of those who are actuarial We also welcome those who are still actuaries or operating in the actuarial field. Or those who would like to hear stories from the older generation.

Get to Know Your Investing Potential

Breaking news… we have a new venue! Our meetups are moving to Coogee Bay Hotel, right next to Coogee Beach. The new location offers a great atmosphere, more space, and an even better setting for relaxed investing discussions. This meetup’s topic: the Federal Budget and what it could mean for property investors, SMSFs, lending, tax settings and the broader market. Saturday 30th May, 1:30pm. Meet in the courtyard. Looking forward to seeing everyone there.

Sydney Money Club — FIRE, Saving, Investing & Everything Money

**Sydney Money Club — FIRE, Saving, Investing & Everything Money** One of our members suggested we have a session on the FIRE movement — Financial Independence, Retire Early — so let’s give it a go. We’ll spend some time talking about FIRE: what it is, whether it’s realistic, saving rates, investing and the trade-offs involved. Then we’ll open it up into a completely free-form money discussion — what are you saving for, how are you saving, what are you investing in, what do you want to understand better? We also have a couple of stocks we are going to talk about as requested by members. If you have any you're curious about, please put them in the event chat. **No assumed knowledge whatsoever.** Beginners are very welcome. I work as a share analyst, so I’m very happy to talk about shares and investing all day long, but this isn’t intended to be a lecture. Bring whatever money questions or subjects interest you and we’ll see where the conversation goes. We’ll keep this one small — around 5–10 people — and grab a table at the pub for a relaxed chat over drinks and nibbles.

Once Were Actuaries Drinks - Spring Drinks - At Ryan's Bar

Location: Ryan's bar under Australia Square (If inclement weather then move to the Establishment) Time: 6pm-9pm Date: Tuesday 22 September 2026 A community of smart people who have left the actuarial fold to pursue other interests and also their actuarial friends who are still in the actuarial field and their friends. A group for the networking and socialising of those people who were either: * qualified Actuaries * studied actuarial studies * friends of those who are actuarial We also welcome those who are still actuaries or operating in the actuarial field. Or those who would like to hear stories from the older generation.

History of Political Economic Thought

The century from **1848 to 1948** was one of the most transformative and turbulent periods in human history. It witnessed revolutions, imperial expansion, industrialisation, financial panics, global wars, economic depression, and the emergence of competing political and economic ideologies that continue to shape the world today. This session explores how the world evolved from the upheavals of the **Revolutions of 1848** to the reconstruction that followed the **Second World War**. We will examine the rise of mass industrial capitalism, the acceleration of global trade and finance, and the increasingly pronounced boom-and-bust cycles that culminated in major crises, including the Long Depression of the late nineteenth century, the Panic of 1907, and the Great Depression of the 1930s. At the geopolitical level, the session traces the **rise, apex and gradual decline of the British Empire**, which dominated global commerce, naval power, and international finance throughout much of the nineteenth century. We will then examine the forces that shifted economic and political leadership across the Atlantic, laying the foundations for the **American Century** through industrial scale, financial power, technological innovation, and victory in two world wars. Central to the discussion is the clash of ideas that emerged in response to the opportunities and disruptions of industrial modernity. We will explore the development of: * **Classical Capitalism**, championing private enterprise, markets, and industrial growth. * **Socialism**, arising as a critique of inequality, exploitation, and the social consequences of industrial capitalism. * **Georgism**, Henry George's influential proposal that economic justice could be achieved through land value taxation while preserving market incentives. * **Keynesianism**, developed in response to the failures of orthodox economics during the Great Depression and advocating active government management of demand and employment. * The early foundations of **Monetarism**, which challenged Keynesian approaches by emphasizing the central role of money, banking, and monetary stability in economic performance. The session also examines how economic thought and political power interacted with real-world events, including nationalism, colonialism, labour movements, technological transformation, the First World War, the Russian Revolution, the interwar period, and the Second World War. By understanding the conflicts, crises, empires, and ideas that shaped this remarkable century, participants will gain deeper insight into the origins of the modern global economy and the intellectual traditions that continue to influence debates about prosperity, inequality, growth, and governance today. | Join us for a fascinating exploration of a hundred years that reshaped the world and established the foundations of the economic and political order we inhabit today. | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |

Machine Learning to mRNA: How I Built a Personalised Cancer Vaccine for My Dog

**Speaker bio:** * Paul Conyngham is the founder of Gamgee, a Y Combinator company developing personalised mRNA cancer vaccines for dogs. After 17 years in machine learning, Paul taught himself genomics and used AI to design a personalised vaccine for his dog Rosie, whose responsive tumours shrank by 50–75%. **Presentation outline:** \- Rosie’s cancer and why existing treatments were not enough \- Using AI to cross from machine learning into genomics \- The journey from tumour sequencing to an administered mRNA vaccine \- What worked\, what failed and what one patient can teach us \- Turning a year\-long manual process into repeatable software \- Why Gamgee is starting with dogs and where the technology goes next * Join our community on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14297125/ to stay up-to-date on all our upcoming events We are grateful to our new hosts and sponsors the Centre for Business Intelligence and Data Analytics (BIDA) at the Business School, University of Technology, Sydney

Quality in Small Startups by Sam Connelly & 2026 Job Market by Andrea McHutchon

For our September in-person event generously hosted and supported by Salt Solutions Group, there are two great speakers offering diverse and prescient topics that people have asked us to cover for a while. Sam Connelly, the popular tester and public speaker and former chair of Sydney Testers, will be reprising her talk at Equal Experts: "Small Team, Big Stack", to talk about how she brought in quality practice into a small fintech startup. Andrea McHutchon (Regional Director at Salt) will be giving us the facts and intelligence on the current 2026 tech job market including salary trends and in-demand skills! **Sam Connelly: Small Team, Big Stack: A Quality Toolkit Built from the Ground Up** Most talks about quality assume you've got a QA team, a test framework someone already built, and headcount to spare. This one's for when you don't. **Sam Connelly a.k.a. BugHunterSam**, Principal Quality Consultant within the Equal Experts network in Australia, walks through how a small startup team builds and maintains confidence in what they ship — for a predominantly JavaScript web app — without any of that safety net. **What we'll cover:** * **Unit testing** — what we actually test (and, just as importantly, what we don't) * **BDD, pragmatically** — the test framework we built, and how we've kept it extensible as our underlying model evolves * **Debugging from the outside in** — using analytics frameworks to reconstruct what a user did right before something broke * **Where we're headed** — early experiments including a self-healing UI E2E agent, and using Claude Code as an exploratory testing partner rather than just a coding tool **Andrea McHutchon: An Update on the Sydney Tech Hiring Market and In-Demand Skills in 2026** As part of the event, we will provide an overview of the **current technology talent and hiring market,** sharing - * Real-time insights into candidate availability * Salary trends * In-demand skills * What we are seeing from businesses hiring across the sector. We will also be giving out prizes along with our usual chances for networking and socialisation! Not to be missed