Business

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…

Accountancy

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…

Business

What do you value?

Struggling to write this today as I hide in a café in the village while a house clearance company dispose of 14 years of my life. But I’m a natural…

Business

The problem of growing too fast

It sounds as though it’s a nice problem to have but many small businesses fail at this stage Overtrading – lack of cash to cover your higher costs while you…

Business

How to spoil your clients

I often write and speak about how important it is to move along clients who aren’t suitable for your business. But today I want to speak about how you can…

Accountancy

What does it mean to be a professional?

You may not know that I belong to two professional bodies. I’m a Fellow of the ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) and also a member of…

Accountancy

Collaboration for the win

A while ago our local post master observed my kids spending their pocket money and reported back to me. Apparently they figured out that if they pooled their money they…

Business

Is it your husband’s business?

When I set up my first business in 2009, I lost track of the number of times that I was asked whether it was my husband’s business or mine! Initially…

Accountancy

Are you increasing your prices?

It’s annual price increase time here at Minerva Accountants. We usually increase prices each year by around inflation however, this year, we have suffered a disproportionate increase in software costs.…

Accountancy

Success is not a solo sport

I like to think that I work hard but nothing that I have achieved has ever been done alone. Both Hudson Accountants and now Minerva Accountants owe a lot to…