I’ve just spent this week at Xerocon London. So what was the benefit of 3 days out of my business? listened to all sorts of interesting talks from the best accountants that will help me to improve my…
How to prepare your business for sale
I don’t know about you but I hope to retire some day. I’m not in a hurry as I love what I do but I thought I’d share some of…
The 3 Stages of Scaling an Accountancy or Service Business
Stage 1: Owneroperator. On starting up it’s just you and you may choose to bootstrap and spend your time instead of your cash so that you end up working long…
Companies House carnage
What a week it’s been with confidentiality issues at Companies House following on from weeks of confirmation statement failures back in November and problems with accepting personal ID numbers for directors. We try to stay…
How to prepare for a stress-free year end
The best time to prepare for a stress-free year end is nearly a year ago. Trite but true. But we are where we are so what can you do now? Make sure…
The hidden costs of being too helpful to clients
At Minerva Accountants we are fortunate to have the best clients. This is a deliberate strategy on my part as I feel that we do our best work for people we like. I often…
A double workload ahead?
I’ve been speaking on the topic of MTD for 10 years now. Initially to our own clients, then to other accountants and bookkeepers, and now to business owners. One of the reasons I’ve been trying to encourage people to…
Les bons comptes font les bons amis
It’s a French saying that means that keeping good accounts makes for good friendships. Usually this means that debts should be settled promptly. I’ve written before about how important this…
Accountant: therapist or dentist?
When I set up my first accountancy business one of my old school friends, now living in USA, told me that a visit to her accountant felt like a visit…
The Club Tropicana business model
Apologies, I’ve forgotten where I first heard this description, but according to Wham, at Club Tropicana drinks are free! And many businesses appear to be adopting the same model. We…