A rainy day doesn’t have to be a bad day
Thursday 26 July 2018 was a wonderful day. Yes, I know it was the day the heatwave broke, and thunder and rain returned to the UK, but I had one of those truly uplifting days at work. You see, I attended the first of AVN's Strategic Development Group meetings. The day was designed to meet [...]When you are raped…
On a fairly regular basis we like to publish our latest givings on social media. Often we’ll state that we’ve provided books, water, bricks etc to people in need throughout the world. It occurs to me that this might come across a little like ‘look at us, we give!’ It’s not about us! [...]Time for an out of body experience
Shane Lukas, AVN When was the last time you walked in to your office and assessed it as a potential customer? What do your prospects see and think when they walk in to your office? You walk in there every single day; you may have become blind to the things that a fresh pair of […]
It takes time to catch the correct “fish”
Many businesses tell me that they want more customers. They throw lots of money at marketing campaigns with few successful ideal leads. So who are your ideal clients and what’s the best way to catch them? It may be an odd link but perhaps you should think of yourself as fishermen/women. Getting more customers is […]
From considering drastic action to a cultural (and cash-flow) revolution
Quick read: CPT was founded thirty years ago. In recent years, with two partners leaving, Brian (the sole partner) faced a choice – bring in new partners or work smarter. Brian chose the latter. This is his (and his team’s) story. “There were months before the AVN effect started to kick in when I [...]Gaining clarity – To start you need to stop.
The first and most important step in gaining clarity about my life and my business was finding some headspace so that I could regain focus in a very murky and busy mind. I’d like to share with you the way in which I worked to achieve clarity, not only for my business, but also for [...]Accountant discovers an extra day per week
What would you do with an extra day per week? The conventional journey of a start up accountant is usually one that starts from the spare bedroom. As the client base grows and the revenue comes in that situation progresses to rented office space in order to give the practice a more professional feel for […]
B is for Benchmarking
Often just by understanding where you are against that of your competitors you can identify where you are just giving away money. Are you really performing as well as you think? If you own a business ask your accountant if they can Benchmark your firm against others in the same industry or area. With a […]
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