When your mother was a bookkeeper, and
your uncle an accountant, a career in amongst the numbers seems almost
inevitable. For Ricardo Pereira of Brixton, this was reinforced in college. He
was studying travel and tourism, and came top of the class in a finance module.
In 2015, while working for a large
company, he realised he wanted a change, and to have the control over his
career that came from owning his own business. He turned to Ideal Schools to
obtain the necessary qualifications, and soon had Lamosa Business Services up
and running. In little over a year, he has more
than 70 clients on his books, and is even subcontracting to cover demand.
Mr Pereira said: “Almost every job I’ve
ever had has had some element of financial responsibility, and I really enjoyed
the work. When I looked into it, I knew that Institute of Certified Bookkeepers
(ICB) certification was what I wanted, and checked out the colleges that were
offering ICB training.
“Ideal Schools was by far the most
helpful, and they were the most enthusiastic about actually getting me the
training I wanted, rather than just my money.
“Ideal Schools even sent me over a sample
of the course material, and I thought it was the best-structured of any course
I’d seen, so I can’t recommend them highly enough. It’s been tough, studying
for the Level 4 material at the same time as running the business, but they’ve
been very helpful.”
Being fluent in English and Portuguese,
Ricardo has been able to provide business services for South London’s thriving
Portuguese community as well, and has evolved this into a very successful
bookkeeping business.
Ricardo said: “Ideal Schools brought me
through the qualifications I needed to do almost everything my clients needed,
and I’m working with them to get the next steps to really provide a full
service for all my clients.
“The ICB Self-Assessment exam was a
great boom to the business, and I spend a lot of my time helping out
individuals and sole traders. I’m looking forward to growing the business, and
seeing where this path can take me.”
Click here to see what Ricardo does for his clients.