Perfectpolish-I wish my 3 courses were all within a week-mine are over 3 weeks
Have to say these courses are indeed info overload but really useful - worth noting though (depending on when you reg as self employed) you could be a further 12 months trading before you actually come to do your first self assessment so do consider this when timetabling your workshops. Whilst doing in quick succession may help process and understand what is a lot of info, if you've then got a period of time before you come to do your first S/A you'll forget everything....even with a dictaphone and great notes!!!
For those contemplating the workshops...having gone through the workshops and now successfully completed S/A it really is not that bad and worth the satisfaction of being able to understand business more and of course keeping potential accountants fees in pocket. Get your local HMRC number at the workshop and they'll help with any further queries down the line. PLUS I was told at my workshop the mere fact you attend these events is registered and puts you in a 'sympathetic' position should/would/could you get investigated, make a mistake or have to demonstrate further info....not sure how true/appropriate this is though!