During these particularly unusual times, I would hope that the accountants in business owners' lives are their most trusted and go-to...

The accountancy profession has already been through a whole host of changes over the past decade and bit by bit, (most) firms have...

When I developed the concept of 'Beyond 2020' at the end of 2019, I could never have imagined how prophetic the name of the programme...

Around 8 weeks into the Coronavirus entering the UK and over 2 weeks since the total lockdown was announced by the Government, the shock,...

In times of economic crisis, the accountancy profession needs to support SMEs and owner-managed businesses with their skills, experience...

I'm seeing quite a few firms are hitting the Careers' Roadshows at the moment, so it must be that season again where recruitment for this...

Do you ever get the feeling that things are unnecessarily frantic?

Chairman of The CFN reflects on the accountancy market and gives four calls to action for accountancy firms This blog was originally...

This article was written for an accountancy firm who asked me to summarise the challenges in the market and subsequent opportunities for...

..so I can stand on mountains, You raise me up to walk on stormy seas I am strong when I am on your shoulders You raise me up to more...

Do you ever feel that employing staff is a merry-go-round? No sooner have you trained them, they leave! And you have to start all over...

The thrill of running a business, creating employment, providing a valuable service....or has it all become less of a thrill and more of...

I spent 2019 watching the new wave of consolidators suck up general practice firms, and it made me wonder - how many firms sell into a...

You remember the song, released by the Corrs in (shockingly) 2000! Alas, the breathlessness they were singing about was probably more...

Will you still need me, will you still feed me....in 2030?