Read Time: 4m 55s Millennials are often portrayed in the media as entitled, frequent job switchers and interested primarily in monetary gain. But the reality doesn’t quite match up. The next generation of accountants want to be exactly that. Accountants. They studied accounting because it interests them, not because it is a stable career theyContinue reading “What the next generation of accountants really wants”
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Did desktop DIY accounting software nearly destroy an industry ?
Read Time: 3m 55s Sometimes you find it’s the simple systems that work the best. Back in the day, manual ledgers were the accounting hero for most SMEs. The retro green ledger book, ruled up and reconciled each period, may have been labour intensive, but it worked, pure and simple. More importantly, the regularity ofContinue reading “Did desktop DIY accounting software nearly destroy an industry ?”
Better SMEs create better accountants: the benefit of working with your clients in the Cloud
Read Time: 3m 30s Back in the day of desktop accounting, both clients and their accountants were somewhat disconnected from the true financial events taking place behind the scenes of their company. SMEs ran their business based on gut feel and measured their success on how much cash was in the bank. But that isContinue reading “Better SMEs create better accountants: the benefit of working with your clients in the Cloud”
Why cloud technology is an accountant’s best sales tool
Read Time: 4m 15s It’s a beautiful thing when an accountant and their client build a working relationship that is efficient, productive and mutually beneficial. But it hasn’t always been that easy to achieve. Prior to the Cloud, accountants spent a prohibitive amount of time managing the flow of client data between desktop programs andContinue reading “Why cloud technology is an accountant’s best sales tool”
A career of two halves…. Pre and Post “The Cloud”
Read Time: 3m 27s When looking at my career retrospectively, it’s clear to me that it’s been a game of two halves; pre- and post-2011. As a small business owner and consultant running my accountancy practice, my primary role pre-2011 focused on problem solving for clients based on past events. As much as I wantedContinue reading “A career of two halves…. Pre and Post “The Cloud””
“Colour by Numbers” – My chat with Southern Cross University
To predict where the future of the accounting and business professions are heading, it’s important to equip yourself with the skills and knowledge to challenge current industry operations. I sat down with Southern Cross University to discuss my views and predictions, as well as give some advice to those looking to advance in their careersContinue reading ““Colour by Numbers” – My chat with Southern Cross University”
Chatting about the concept of “Continuous Engagement”
In August I sat down with Steve Major from Pricing Power and we chatted about a concept that has been evolving called “Continuous Engagement”. Listen to the interview here https://pricingpower.net/james-solomons/
James Solomons 