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Through one of the accountancy firms that operates under our umbrella, we had the opportunity to oversee the accounts of a UK-based company that provides PCR and Antibody tests to London residents. We took a particular interest in this company because we felt that what it was doing was important for the UK at the […]

Many accountants feel adrift on the subject of marketing in today’s world. Between “Tickety Tocking”, “Vulnerability Posts” on LinkedIn, and all the hype around Inbound Marketing, even veteran marketers have trouble staying on top of what works and what doesn’t these days — not to mention your average accountant. Everywhere you look, it seems that […]

It might come as odd that “burnout” — which is defined as “physical or mental collapse caused by overwork” — would come about when people are being told not to work. But accountants in the UK are in the unfortunate position of needing to provide guidance and assistance to clients on everything from countless new […]

“Pivot” was the buzzword in 2020 as business after business was forced to, well, pivot so as to rise up to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the UK’s neverending lockdowns. Companies which, previously, had never worked remotely were forced to do so in the blink of an eye. What was supposed to […]

As we all sit back and stare down the barrel of yet another nationwide lockdown, many accounts are asking themselves how they can best assist their clients through these tough times. Perhaps they’re also asking how they themselves can survive. A business that goes under “needeth not an accountant any longer”. Helping our existing clients […]

It has been a gruelling six months since lockdowns spread across Europe and then England. Accountants have had to play catchup with one coronavirus scheme after another, advising their clients on everything from Job Retention Scheme to Bounce Back Loans, CBILS, SEISS, and so on. Just reading the list of schemes itself is exhausting, not […]

For an accountancy firm to compete effectively in the UK accountancy sector, it must utilise cutting-edge technology. I embraced this model many years ago, when I first started out in business. By doing so, I was able to implement a tremendous amount of workload-reducing procedures in my own award-winning accountancy firm at the time. I […]

News has been conflicting regarding the UK’s bounce back after the countrywide lockdown. One day the press reports positive gains, the next it covers how the recession is all doom and gloom. But you don’t need the news to tell you if your accountancy firm is struggling. Whereas as the hospitality sector got a “Eat […]

Back in the heyday of Microsoft Windows — long before the boom in cloud solutions or even of the internet itself — Microsoft Excel appeared full-bloom as the solution to get one’s ledgers and accountancy practice in tip-top shape. Rightly so. The software was a boon to number crunchers. And when Microsoft added advanced charting […]