Whilst there is no specific information identifying the individual involved in this Blog Entry, her story is being told with her express permission. This permission was given to ensure that as few people as possible avoid suffering from her experience. Today I had a panicked call from a client of mine. She had received a call from an […]
This week started unusually. I awoke bright and early Monday morning (after getting an early night on Sunday) with a blocked nose, sore throat, aching all over and a terrible cough. Whilst I’m quite happy to continue working through a common cold, this felt more severe….It was the dreaded Flu! Cassie suggested I get some […]
HSBC announced this week that they were cutting over 2200 jobs in the UK. In today’s environment it’s not a huge surprise that another bank are looking to reduce costs especially where they have admitted they feel they have too many people and HSBC believe that this is primarily in the senior and middle management […]
For today’s blog (and as i’m writing this on a Friday) I thought I’d write about something different. So, for no other reason than the weekend is quickly approaching….I’m going to share with you 3 of the songs which seem to be consistently playing on my Ipod at the moment! 1. Kings for the Weekend […]
It’s not a huge secret that I’m a social media fan. It gives me an opportunity to share my thoughts, provide (hopefully) useful information, engage with both potential and existing clients, and market my business. However the interesting thing with “social media experts” (which is a term I’m not too keen on at the best […]
As the dust settles on the first quarter of the year (although we’re now one month into quarter 2!), we’ve found it quite useful within our business to take the time to ask ourselves some fundamental questions to assist us improve how we help our clients, improve our processes and enhance our business for the future. The […]
Within the financial advice profession there has been an ongoing issue for a number of years. Due to the behaviour of, in my opinion, a number of unethical advisers, the public has lost trust in financial advisers. Actually the majority of financial advisers are highly ethical individuals who take the commitment to enhance their clients […]
>The Easter bank holiday for many of us gives us the first opportunity of the year to relax and recharge our batteries over the long weekend. Whilst for many of you this may have meant copious amounts of chocolate and TV, for me and my family it meant a relaxing long weekend away. As Sophie […]
>Written for the GAAP web Blog According to recent analysis by company formations firm Duport, there has been a record number of accountancy and bookkeeping start-up business in March 2012. The research also indicates that more individuals are moving away from a corporate environment and seting up their own businesses, especially in the financial services sector. Having have set […]
>Today, as usual, I opened my search engine of choice, and probably the same one as most of you…Google. Whilst I’m normally pleasantly surprised on the new additions I find on Google’s main page, this one pleased me even more than usual. The reason for my delight was that Google are working in conjunction with […]