Essex clubs and leagues can receive valuable financial advice and tips if they sign-up for a series of free FA Podcasts during July.

As part of a commitment to ensuring support services are suitable and relevant for clubs or leagues of all sizes, this podcast series enables volunteers to access relevant content in the comfort of their own homes, led by experts on each topic. The latest support on offer for clubs and leagues is on the topic of 'Money Matters'.

A four-part podcast series will be available for download each week. Individuals will be required to sign-up for the relevant podcasts, which will be sent directly to subscribers at 8:00pm each week. The following topics will be covered:

Wednesday 15th July: Ways in Which to Manage Your Money: exploring the main responsibilities when it comes to managing money, as well as the valuable internal controls which can be used to support this.

Wednesday 22nd July: How to Work Best Within the Budgets You Have: understand how you can prepare and review budgets with confidence and work within your club’s or league’s means.

Wednesday 29th July: Understanding Different Taxes: an overview of the different taxes and where to find further information on them.

The podcasts follow-on from a series of regular webinars which were co-presented by experts and volunteers from clubs who shared their stories and experiences about various development topics, followed by an open discussion towards the end of each session. Previous editions of these can be viewed on the Essex County FA’s YouTube channel.

To register for the new podcasts, please click here. Information on club and league development can also be found in the menus above, by following @EssexCountyFA on Twitter and by searching for ‘EssexFootball’ on Facebook.

Coming Soon on the Essex County FA YouTube Channel: An Introduction to Club Finance: begin to gain an understanding of accounts and how to ask the appropriate questions at your next club or league committee meeting. Recorded from Wednesday 8th July.