Almost every business owner at some point has a moment of doubt. It might be that their cash flow has dried up; they've worked every weekend for months on end and just can't go on in the same vein forever; or after a while in business, it's just not going according to...

Recently we wrote about the importance of objective advice. So today we thought we'd take that thought one step further and talk about benefits of putting together an advisory board (also known as a board of advisors). A well put together board of advisors can be a...

And so the 'real' business year begins. Easter is over and so are all those other holiday breaks that interrupt 'regular business programming'. Finally we can all get down to getting on with business. For we accountants, it's the season for sitting down with clients...

As accountants and business advisors, much like lawyers, strategists, business coaches, we often talk about the concept of providing objective advice. But what does that mean exactly? And why is it so important to get advice from someone with an arm's length...

Over the last year or so, we've been keeping a watchful eye on the number of businesses that have fallen foul of business law in some way or another. Whilst I'm not so sure the number of people engaging in business 'crime' is on the rise, I am sure that the various...

The internet is full of information for business owners. Some great, some not so great and some just truly awful. And these days, everyone seems to be an 'expert'. In my recent travels I came across a sales expert. Now as business owners who work with other business...

So many of us start our own businesses with the dream of escaping the 9-5 grind. And if you run a business, you're probably grinning a little ruefully at the thought. But once we start to find ourselves working from early in the morning until late at night, 6 or 7...

All the rage or just business owners getting it done. These days everyone wants to be an entrepreneur. Go to any 'networking' event and you'll be greeted by at least a handful of people who describe themselves that way. Read a business story in the news and it seems...

Happy New Year!! Welcome to 2013. We're all still here - Mayan predictions and all. I love the new year! It holds such promise. All those ideas we had last year, but didn't have the time to implement are possible again in January and often it's just a little quieter...

Who's heard of or read the book the 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris? Who's heard of the saying do what you love and you'll never work again? Yes, me too. Now Tim's book is an interesting read and doing what you love is great. BUT...only doing what you love and the...