One of things I find most annoying, is when I take on a new client and they tell me that their accountant has recommended that they use an excel sheet for their bookkeeping. Don’t get me wrong I love spreadsheets. If I didn’t, they would probably throw me out of the institute of chartered accountants. [...]
The most consistently ignored bit of advice I have given, over the last fifteen years, is to people about to go into business together and that is to get a partnership/shareholder agreement in place before they commit to a new venture. I can understand why they ignore it firstly, there is a cost involved and [...]
Do You Need A High Quality Business Video? Superreel Productions can help you! This company strive to create the highest quality business videos available in Kent and the South East. They provide professional corporate videos that do not look like corporate videos. Hence the ‘business’ video look. Why do they prefer this method? Because it’s easy to make [...]
Whatever the industry your business operates in, you will probably suffer from a limiting factor of some description. Something that will limit your business' growth potential. At some stage, without careful management, you will reach the point where your growth is held back. The first thing you need to do when trying to break through these [...]
If you trade through a limited company and take your income as a mixture of PAYE salary and dividends, then you will probably be worse off after April 2016. This is because of the impending changes to the way dividends are going to be taxed. This change affects dividends you receive after April 2016 and [...]
If Day 1 of Xerocon was about small business, then day 2 was definitely focused on Partners. It was clear to me that Xero recognise that Partners are the face of their product and by empowering them with product knowledge, Xero will go from strength to strength. Xero’s mission is to help small businesses and [...]
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 [...]
