Time is truly money for a business owner. Within a day, you only have so much to give to grow your business. Whether it is fulfilling a last minute order, drawing up a proposal or travelling between business meetings, you need all the help you can get to save time to focus on your business […]

Once you’ve nailed down a bulletproof business plan and launched your online store (complete with a solid ecommerce platform) you’ll need to lay a tantalising trail of breadcrumbs to ensure your potential customers can find you. After all, “Hope is not a strategy” – Wise Person Not every method will work the same for everyone, […]

Lord Leigh of Hurley suggests the government should have opted for PAYE and NI relief – claiming Bank of England’s lending programme is “fraught with problems.” “The new lending programme is fraught with problems, it’s dependent upon the banks taking a risk for 20 percent of the loan, and the banks won’t do them. In […]

Executive Summary With the coronavirus pandemic triggering widespread quarantines and social distancing, many advisory firms are implementing measures to set up their operations as a Work-From-Home (WFH) environment. While this allows everyone in the business to do their part preventing the spread of disease, it also poses challenges for these firms of simply staying operational […]

Cabin fever is no joke. Ever seen The Shining? We don’t want any ‘Here’s Johnny!’ moments going down in your living room. With a larger and larger percentage of Aussie workers confining themselves indoors and working from home, there’ll be considerations of wellbeing that go beyond effective work practices. Let’s not all go stir-crazy, hey? […]

Executive Summary Enjoy the current installment of “weekend reading for financial planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the Federal government is officially moving the tax filing deadline from April 15th to July 15th, not only allowing tax payments to be deferred but the entire tax filing process (though it remains […]

“The crisis resilience of accountancy firms is being tested deeply and unforgivingly in real-time – not least with regard to issues such as tax transparency, gender equality and the future of audit,” says Peter Barrett, director and UK head of crisis and special situations at Infinite Global. “It is a stark reminder of the need […]

“The fact that the Bank of England felt compelled to announce additional stimulative measures today – despite its regular March MPC meeting due to take place next Wednesday – highlights its concern over UK economic situation and outlook,” says Howard Archer, chief economic advisor to the EY ITEM Club. “It is also concerned over the […]

When I talk to top ranked firms throughout America, they say the single biggest challenge isn’t technology – it’s finding and retaining talent. A recent AICPA survey backs up this uncomfortable truth about public accounting.  Even with all the automation out there, we need talent to grow revenue. However, for new founders, it can be […]