So, you’ve decided you’re up for the challenge of business advisory work. The single most important piece of advice we can give you is this: you’re not going to succeed if you don’t have a solid, proven implementation plan and the resourcing and capacity to systematically roll it out. In my experience, you’ll also need…

As an accountant in practice, you already know that providing excellent service is essential to retaining your clients. But believe it or not, you can provide your accounting clients with an experience that makes them not only likely to stick with you but can turn them into raving fans or as I often say; walking,…

Over the past 20 or so years I have often heard from some accounting team members, “I am an accountant, not a salesperson”. Maybe we haven’t need to concentrate on sales given we all have clients that return to us every year to get basically the same things done. Maybe the Government has been our…

Most business owners wonder what their business will sell for when they come to exit, but many have no measurable method on which to base their assessment. Indeed, in my experience business owners want a certain amount of dollars for their business, but cannot explain any methodology which gets them there, or even close. If…

One of the most valuable assets within an accounting practice is a combination of expertise, systems, and processes. Many practices go to great lengths to ensure their data is backed up and managed. Efficient disaster recovery plans are in place including cybersecurity protection but what are we doing to protect our knowledge? What does your…

Small and Medium businesses (SME’s) can access literally hundreds of government grants that are offered by the Australian, State and Territory governments throughout the year. Some of the common types of grants for businesses include: Research and Development The applicant must be a company, have undertaken a documented research and development project and complied with…