Posts by Becky Rogers
How to Successfully Deal with Overwhelm
How to Successfully Deal with Overwhelm Running a firm is no mean feat – especially in the current climate. So it’s no surprise that many business owners are feeling overwhelmed. (After all, managing a company is difficult enough without the stress of an impending recession or a cost-of-living crisis.) Thankfully, we’re here to help you…
Read MoreHow to win business on LinkedIn: a crash course
How to win business on LinkedIn: a crash course LinkedIn is a powerful social media platform for professionals to make new connections and expand their networks. But did you know that it’s also great for generating new leads? If you’re like countless other accountants, you’ve probably been using LinkedIn for years. And yet you still…
Read MoreDelivering Bad News to a Client: An Accountant’s Guide
Delivering Bad News to a Client: An Accountant’s Guide There are several scenarios whereby you will have to deliver bad news to a client. Whether that’s because you cannot meet a deadline, you lack the bandwidth to help with their tax planning, or the tax authorities disagree with their position. The truth is, when it…
Read MoreBest software for going paperless: creating your home-based cloud-accounting firm
Best software for going paperless: creating your home-based cloud-accounting firm The pandemic taught us a lot about working remotely. As a result, we’ve spent the past two years re-evaluating our processes and plugging our inefficiencies. But one of the main inefficiencies we noticed while working from home was the use of physical documents. They’re hard…
Read MoreHow to get your team to step up with business development
How to get your team to step up with business development Often the last responsibility you are left with as a small accountancy firm owner is business development. If you are going to get your practice to a point where it can truly run without you, you need someone else to do business development for…
Read MoreBest organic marketing strategies for accountants: how to put your marketing on autopilot
Best organic marketing strategies for accountants: how to put your marketing on autopilot As your accounting firm grows, so do the demands on your time. You may remember those halcyon days when you had the time to work on your business AND be active with business development. If your firm is now over £100k in…
Read MoreMaster self-promotion with this winning business strategy
Master self-promotion with this winning business strategy Your reluctance to ‘sell yourself’ is hindering your progress. It’s no secret that accountants hate selling themselves. And yet, it’s a necessary part of our jobs. We have to sell ourselves to promote our services, stand out from our competitors and establish a positive reputation. So, to make…
Read MoreThe definitive guide for hiring an apprentice
The definitive guide for hiring an apprentice With inflation rising and labour dwindling, hiring (and retaining) staff has become increasingly difficult. Yet, many firms are still reluctant to employ apprentices. And understandably so. Apprentices require a lot of time, training and attention. However, they are also incredibly useful! So, to help you weigh up the…
Read MoreEssential strategies to recharge your mojo and increase motivation
Essential strategies to recharge your mojo and increase motivation We all have our good days and our bad days, and the ones where we feel tired, drained and deflated. And that’s okay, that’s life. It’s when this becomes the norm that we should start to worry! That’s what we call a ‘severe loss of mojo’…
Read MorePractice Management vs CRM – what does the small growing accountancy practice really need?
Practice Management vs CRM – what does the small growing accountancy practice really need? Practice management vs CRM? What do you really need for your small accountancy firm? With the advent of many new exciting cloud-based practice management systems (such as SENTA, Glide, Accountancy Manager and others at the time of writing) are the days…
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