Tag Archives: Small Business

Partnership model to keep ‘falling away’

First published on Accountants Daily – 11th October 2016 https://www.accountantsdaily.com.au/professional-development/9593-partnership-model-set-to-keep-falling-away While the partnership model remains “old-school attractive” in the industry, it is becoming increasingly less appealing to younger accountants with different career and lifestyle priorities to the previous generation, Xero’s head of accounting and director at Aptus Accounting and Advisory, James Solomons, told AccountantsDaily. MrContinue reading “Partnership model to keep ‘falling away’”

Five resolutions to kick off the new financial year

Cloud software can help you track which customer segments are spending most, influencing where your marketing focus should be as you expand in the new financial year. The flurry of activity that is EOFY should have died down by now, making it the ideal time for small-business owners to take a retrospective look at howContinue reading “Five resolutions to kick off the new financial year”

6 practical steps to introduce advisory services in your firm

The next phase of the accounting industry — where accountants become true advisers to their clients and not just data hoarders — is very much underway. But it’s often difficult to know exactly where to start, and what changes to make to help that transition. Having made that change myself in recent years, with aContinue reading “6 practical steps to introduce advisory services in your firm”

Ten big challenges facing small businesses in 2016

10 challenges and tips to help overcome them for SMEs and their advisers