(iii) Business Adviser? Are you? Let's make this simple.
During these particularly unusual times, I would hope that the accountants in business owners' lives are their most trusted and go-to...
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(ii) The scariest thing of all - recognising that "change" has already arrived
The accountancy profession has already been through a whole host of changes over the past decade and bit by bit, (most) firms have...
(i) Shining a light in dark places - the resilience, leadership and creativity of accountancy firms
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...
Planning for the Recovery - let's come out of this stronger!
Around 8 weeks into the Coronavirus entering the UK and over 2 weeks since the total lockdown was announced by the Government, the shock,...
Accountants are the Emergency Service for Business - be prepared to assist now
In times of economic crisis, the accountancy profession needs to support SMEs and owner-managed businesses with their skills, experience...
COVID - Business Finance To Do List 4
Accessing new finance
COVID - Business Finance To Do List 3
Knowing your numbers going forward
COVID - Business Finance To Do List 2
Contacting your suppliers/lenders
COVID - Business Finance To Do List 1
Getting your finances organised
You've got to swing it, shake it...who do you think you are - communicating your culture
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...
Out of control? Why is everything so frantic?
Do you ever get the feeling that things are unnecessarily frantic?
Call to action – accountants, let’s go!
Chairman of The CFN reflects on the accountancy market and gives four calls to action for accountancy firms This blog was originally...
The Accountancy Profession is (finally) now changing beyond recognition
This article was written for an accountancy firm who asked me to summarise the challenges in the market and subsequent opportunities for...
You raise me up - working with consultants and mentors
..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...
Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before - the staff merry-go-round
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...
It's the eye of the tiger...do you still have the thrill of the fight?
The thrill of running a business, creating employment, providing a valuable service....or has it all become less of a thrill and more of...
Another one bites the dust - are you at risk of being picked off?
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...
Did 2019 leave you breathless? The speed of change is exhausting!
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? Are you futureproof?
Will you still need me, will you still feed me....in 2030?