I often find myself quoting my old boss. One of his favourite sayings was “it’s not what you know Tony, sometimes it’s who you know that’s important.” This often came up when we were discussing some sort of tax query…
Category: Growth & Tech
How to get paid faster with a new scheme from Iwoca
Fairer payment terms can help small businesses rebuild post-coronavirus, according to iwoca. Coronavirus’ effect on small businesses has been dramatic. Between 23 March and 5 April 2020, a quarter of all UK businesses (of which SMEs represent the majority) ceased…
Free Help with Covid-19 for Accountants – check it out
MyFirmsApp have set up a free Covid-19 support programme for accountants, as Dan Richards explains. With the number of Covid-19 cases steadily falling, it appears that we have now turned a corner and will slowly be able to return to…
Accounting Apprentices: The myths busted
Looking for the accountant’s apprentice? Graham Hambly shows you where to find the information you need to make it happen. Mentioning apprenticeships to other accountants can have a Marmite effect! Reports like ‘Runaway training – why the apprenticeship levy is…
5 Steps to take to automate your practice
Paul Meissner has some sage advice on how to automate a small accountancy firm. For the past 10 years I have run a 100% cloud-based accounting firm. Technology has helped define the success of my firm. It’s been an integral…
Make the most out of Hootsuite
To schedule, or not to schedule? Lloyd Jones explains how you can get the most out of Hootsuite. As accountants in practice, you should all be familiar by now with the benefits social media can bring your business. But, as…
The personal touch
Rudi Jansen explains why it is important we increase human interaction at a time when technology is potentially curtailing it. As the accounting profession (and indeed the world) continues to move more and more digital, so do the interactions that…
Ensuring a smooth sale
In the third article in the series, Lucinda Kitchin examines the key questions vendors typically ask as they consider the sale of their goodwill How can I increase the value of my goodwill in advance of the sale? It is…
Question yourself
What do clients really want? In this article Kevin Whitehouse explains how you can market your practice to get the ones that you really want. When I started my accounting practice, working with my first few clients, I attended their…
2019 is the year of the apology 2020 is the year of the virus
As I write, a new tax return filing year has just started and I’ve been reflecting on the past year, as well as planning for the new year on behalf of my practice and also the ICPA. Thinking about the…