Pricing is often difficult when you first start your business, and you may well have based your initial prices on what your competitors charge. But you soon learn where you…
How was your holiday?
Hope fully you managed some time off (or have a break lined up) from your business without too much hassle. When I ran Hudson Business Accountants and Advisers, I remember…
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…
How to scale your small business
Scaling a business can only go so far by selling more of the same. Once you have reached capacity you will probably need to look at a new, scalable business…
Do you really believe your CSR?
Happy new year! Sustainability. Do you do anything about it or just talk about it? Current breakfast view is offices that have their lights on 24/7 (even over the Christmas…
Are you running a profitable business?
Are you sure? What if you had to replace your own time with a suitable qualified/experienced alternate salary? Would you still be making a profit then?Whilst I’d like to think…
No more Google!
Why are you googling when you have a dedicated accountant on tap? Someone who can give you good quality personalised advice. Whether it’s ‘my mate at the pub’ or ‘my…
How much do you charge?
I’m always tempted to say “let me get my tape measure out and work out the length of that piece of string” but somehow, I bit my tongue and explain…
How I manage to run three businesses (and still sleep 8 hours a night!)
People often ask me how I manage to run three businesses. It started 15 years ago when I set up Hudson Business Accountants and Advisers to fit around my small…
Get your own house in order first
This week I received one of those spammy emails offering me accounts and tax services. As if the lack of research wasn’t bad enough the so-called accountant was nearly struck…