We all know the secret to success is to work smarter. Yet we still get stuck in the day-to-day emails, client queries, file reviews, and activities that are highly important to others, but not necessarily to ourselves. Working smarter becomes a pipe dream as we can’t see the wood for the trees.

After working with accountants for nearly 15 years, I know the Post Tax Year-end Stress is real for many, leading to a February spent in recovery mode. That said, what we choose to do now will pave the way for a better, less stressful end to this year and a more productive start to 2023!If I polled UK accountants in January, they would say that tax year-end ruins their Christmas and New Year.

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Sales is the primary driver for all businesses. Yet somehow, accountants have historically found their bread and butter without the help of a sales team.

Speaking to an accountant recently, I had a chuckle when she mentioned her service plans all included one baseline service – “Keep you sweet with the Tax Man”. For many accountants, the tax department has been their sales driver. For others,...

It's human nature to avoid change. Change requires action, effort, and sometimes pain.Often change can feel like a rollercoaster. We can start off nervous but excited, with a bit of uninformed optimism, perhaps even butterflies in our stomach. Then reality kicks in and we can come crashing down into the valley of despair – a common place to quit, revert and retreat to safety in familiarity.

Accountants and bookkeepers have been busier than ever since the pandemic. Burnout aside, they've been fortunate to have the hugely important role of guiding their business clients through tough times. 

If there’s one positive to take from the Covid disruption, it’s the opportunity to consider what is important in life. Let’s call that our revised definition of success. For those of us in...

What you believe about money and how you relate and interact with it affects every aspect of your life and business.

A belief is simply a story that you’ve told yourself so many times that you think it’s the truth. So, for us all to live a vital, vibrant and thriving life, the story we are telling ourselves and choosing to believe about money needs to be uncovered, understood, and possibly...

Any firm (big or small ) must have a digital presence. This includes an authentic website, compelling content, useful emails, and engaging social media pages.