Chasing a unicorn – the elusive work/life balance
Having a good work / life balance has always been important to my husband Rob, and myself. We have seven successful adult children and we ensured as they were growing up that they did not miss out on anything children from smaller families might experience. …
How does self-service work in accounting?
It is an increasing trend among business practices nowadays to promote self-service. Self-service is strangely enough the practice of helping yourself, and, it is so popular nowadays, that you will barely find a business which doesn’t have some sort of self-service practice implemented. Serve yourself! The…
What Does a Bookkeeper Do?
In order to get a better idea of what a bookkeeper does, let’s start by dispelling one myth. They don’t actually keep books, that would be the job of a librarian. Instead, they keep financial records. Sure, all of these records were stored in some…
Streamlining your accounting practice to benefits you, employees and clients
With technology trends and compliance being hot topics many accountancy practices know that they need to make in-house changes and adopt new technology, but what are the real benefits and the business case for doing so? 1) Good technology drives recruitment & staff retention. Do…
Five ways to engage your workforce
The UK has a lot to celebrate as world leaders in several industries. However according to a recent article in The Economist, Britain is also a world leader when it comes to ’inefficient work processes’, being the least efficient of the G7 nations. You know…
5 Tips for Better, Faster Business Meetings
If you’ve been a part of the business world for any longer than 5 minutes, you’ll be familiar with the good old business meeting and how it works. You will also have experienced two vastly different types of meetings. When you leave the first one,…
5 steps to follow when planning a fee increase
One of the hardest things for a new business owner to learn is how to set or change their rates. It can be nerve-wracking to ask for more money from a client. Cash flow is integral to your business, and you don’t want to endanger…
7 ways successful businesses avoid common pitfalls
Sure, you could spend money on a book written by some so-called expert that explains the secret to business success, but you’ll realise that he knew bugger once you finished the book. For the cost of a pint, you probably could’ve heard the same information…