Category Archives: Tech

Darwinism & Digital Disruption

As featured in the Dec 2014 edition of Acuity Magazine, the monthly publication of CAANZ. http://www.charteredaccountantsanz.com/en/Site-Content/Innovative-Thinking/Acuity/December-2014/Darwinism-and-digital-disruption.aspx#.VH6MPDGUeqI How to leverage opportunities in the new age. Digital disruption = big opportunities. Any business owner who denies, debates or argues with this statement is, I surmise, probably the kind of person who thought digital cameras would be aContinue reading “Darwinism & Digital Disruption”

The Importance of Credit Control in your Business

Businesses don’t fail because of a lack of profit…they fail because of a lack of cashflow ! Here are 5 simple tips to develop a credit control policy when extending credit to your customers via BRW http://www.brw.com.au/p/leadership/how_to_develop_credit_control_policy_gxoFVWLHxezQe33G51Rj5L

Xerocon 2014 – It just gets better !

Well Xerocon 2014 has come and gone and yet again the annual Xero event has left a permanent mark on the accounting industry for all the right reasons. And with 1300 people attending (partners, exhibitors and Xero staff) it has to be one of the biggest technology based conferences in Australasia. This year was all aboutContinue reading “Xerocon 2014 – It just gets better !”

Xero Answers the Call

Following on from my blog in May, it was pleasing to see Chris Ridd’s blog last week regarding Xero’s commitment to educating and assisting the accounting and bookkeeping industry. 87.5% of respondents to the question I raised regarding whether they felt Xero had a responsibility to take on this role answered Yes. With so much change happening inContinue reading “Xero Answers the Call”

Sydney Roadshow delivers a challenge for Xero

Yesterday I was invited to sit on the Gold Partners Panel at the Sydney session of the May Xero Roadshows. As it always is, it was great to sit up there and share my story and the EFS story with my peers and give them an insight into what has made us a successful financial servicesContinue reading “Sydney Roadshow delivers a challenge for Xero”

How the profession is changing….

As you would have seen, last week I was a guest lecturer at Macquarie Uni. It was a great experience and I really enjoyed presenting to the students and giving them a snapshot of a day in the life of a public practice accountant in the SME space. Whilst listening to the other guest lecturersContinue reading “How the profession is changing….”