It has been a tough week running Accsys, with some difficult decisions that had to be made. My philosophy is always to be transparent with my team, bringing them into the decision-making process but ultimately, it’s with me that the buck stops. I was asked by a member of my team [...]
Aged between 45-70? Check your state pension record now. This article does not constitute financial advice, please take independent advice on pensions before making financial decisions. Pension rules are changing and if you are aged between 45-70 you have a limited time period to make sure you will qualify for the [...]
AI has made the news this week with the BBC reporting that BT are shedding 55,000 jobs and up to a fifth of these will be replaced with AI. So, it seemed fitting that I should write a blog about AI and how it will affect our clients. Then I thought, [...]
We believe that a regular finance meeting is a sign of a healthy business. So much so, that we have written out an agenda for you to use in your business and are giving it away absolutely free! Here are the top reasons a finance meeting is important for your business: [...]
Motivation is the driving force behind why we do what we do. It is the internal or external process that energises, directs, and sustains our behaviour toward a particular goal or outcome. The more people I speak to, the more I realise that motivation is a precious resource, and it can [...]
Assuming that everyone has the same level of knowledge or understanding as you do, without actually checking to make sure, can be a problem in business because it can lead to misunderstandings and mistakes that can cost you time and money. For example, if you assume that everyone knows how to [...]
The title of this blog has come up in conversations with our clients recently, who cannot believe there is another bank holiday in May to celebrate the King’s coronation. Already stressed about the state of the economy, the interest rate, cost of living etc to add in another day off, totalling [...]
Business owners must have a love-hate relationship with receipts. On the one hand they are a pain in the backside always having to remember to get them and keep them safe, taking up valuable space in your wallet or the door pocket of many vans. On the other hand, they are [...]
In January, we released our Recession Busting Business Plan template, and here we are now, at the end of Q1 2023 and I wondered how you are doing against the plan you drew up. It seems we may be avoiding a recession, but it has to be said that times are [...]
Working for yourself is difficult at the best of times - you have a lot of balls to juggle and things to remember. One of those things is your finances. As a sole trader, it’s easy to mix up your personal finances with your business’s finances, after all its all your [...]
