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…
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…
What recruitment crisis?
On the one hand I hear people (accountants and other businesses) complaining about the lack of suitable recruits, on the other hand I see my kids’ clever school leaver friends…
Should you be selfish in business?
I believe that you should be selfish in business, but perhaps not in the way that you think. When you set up your business you gave up regular income and…
Doing business on Deep Space 9
I’m a bit of a scifi geek and I love the Quark character who owns the bar in Deep Space 9. He has some great business traits. And some bad…
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…
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…
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going
It’s a quote by entrepreneur Jim Rohn I encounter far too many instances where people explain that they’re struggling to achieve anything because they’re ‘not feeling motivated’. While we all…
Xero and the environment
At Accountex earlier this month I was reminded of some software called Ecologi which links to Xero and can analyse your spend to identify your environmental impact and potential savings.…
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…