Get Connected with James launches !

Hi everyone, I am very pleased to launch my video channel, Get Connected with James !!! The place to go to keep you in touch with everything thats happening in small business, accounting & tech! View The YouTube Channel

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International Accounting Day 2015

International Accounting Day dates back to 10 November 1494 when a book describing the Venetian system of double-entry bookkeeping, written by Italian mathematician and Franciscan friar Luca Pacioli, was published.  Pacioli described the use of journals and ledgers, and warned that a person should not go to sleep at night until the debits equalled the credits.

Any accountant who’s been in business a while has worked with thousands of people. Helping small businesses and individuals balance the books and keep their tax affairs in check. But it’s more than just reconciliations and tax calculations that accountants do for their clients. And today, International Accounting Day, is a great time to reflect on what it means to be one.

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A look into the possible future of banking….it is nothing like we know now

(Picture credit: Moven)

I came across this article today by Brett King on Medium. It just proves that the way we think about things and the way we consume things is always going to change in ways that we never thought possible. And it just happens without us even realising it. As I always say, our habits just change.  A great read.

https://medium.com/@brettking/the-death-of-bank-products-has-been-greatly-under-exaggerated-153cdb21a5d4#.4ovhorgbl 

Thought for the day….Life is too short to chase someone else’s dream

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice

– Steve Jobs