Accountancy

How to train your clients

I see lots of people complaining or rolling their eyes at the behaviour of certain ‘vampire’ clients that suck far more time and resources than the average client. But what…

Business

Is your business working for you or are you working for your business?

When I started up each of my businesses I had a dream. Not a huge, Martin Luther King type of dream that would change the world, but a smaller dream…

Accountancy

How do you eat an elephant?

… One bite at a time. Or so the saying goes. How do you complete a big project? One step at a time. Whether completing a tax return, growing your…

Accountancy

You can’t beat a good book

You can’t get everything from a book but it is a good opportunity to learn from somebody else’s mistakes. This week my shameless tip is to buy a copy of…

Accountancy

Business Continuity aka Disaster Recovery

What would you do if:   All your staff were forced into isolation because of a pandemic virus? A software bug made one of your key systems inoperable Your office…

Accountancy

Social Media – Linked In

How useful is Linked In in your marketing? Most of my connections are accountants and bookkeepers but, judging by a recent post, it seems to be mainly salespeople who are…

Accountancy

Useful tools – calendars

I’m starting to plan my 2020 activities so I thought I’d share what I use to record everything. I have a variety of calendars which are all accessible via my…

Accountancy

Pomodoro Technique

This is a great technique when you’re struggling to concentrate as I was earlier this week when I was overtired. It’s also a good way to eat the frog that…