This was my first Xerocon and day 1 was a great experience. I have been to accounting conferences before, but have never been to one hosted by a single software vendor. The reason for this is probably because, in the ten years I have been an accountant, I have never found a software provider that [...]
Xerocon London Feb 2016 – We are excited to be attending. Each year Xero hold a conference in each of the countries they operate in and this February it's Xerocon London. This two day event is designed to bring Xero Accounting Partners together with Xero Add On Partners and other interested parties to celebrate, learn [...]
Nobody can be good at everything so no one should try to be. I am aware that I can’t do everything in my business so why is it that I try to? Probably because, like most accountants, I hate spending money, but this trait, of wanting to do it all myself can end up costing [...]
If you own a reasonable number of rental properties, then you know how time consuming it can be managing them. Tracking the rent coming in each month, making sure everyone has paid and managing the expenses. If you do this on a spreadsheet then I feel your pain. It’s easy to become a slave to [...]
Did you see this BBC2 documentary last night? If not check it out on the iPlayer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer The business people of Crickhowell, a small town in Wales, took on HMRC and the tax system to try and level the playing field for small businesses. They attempted to prove a point by researching and investigate a [...]
When we were approached by the Organizers of Music on The Green, Bearsted Events C.I.C, to see if we would donate some time, to help with Accounting and Bookkeeping support, we jumped at the chance. Not only do we have the opportunity to help raise funds for some great local community groups, we also get to see [...]
I don’t need to tell you that trading online is often a volume business with low margins. The more you sell, the more you make. Also time is against you; when orders come in, the pressure is on to fulfill them. So whilst you know Bookkeeping is essential, it can be a drag and if [...]
We recently moved house and while I was looking through the 100’s of books we had in our loft... I discovered a nursery rhyme book from my childhood and the first rhyme I read started with the line “A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.” That immediately [...]
Ignore us at your Peril I was at a seminar recently, given by a Marketing “Guru” and he was pitching his take on how to get rich, which basically involved learning how to become an expert public speaker, achieved, in part, by buying and attending the course he was selling. And whilst I agreed with [...]
Don't Just Go With Your Gut! This post is about how the right business numbers can help you make decisions. Managing a business is tough, whether your business is growing, is stagnant or declining you still need to make decisions. Decisions that can have a huge impact. I have always been interested in how decisions [...]
