31% of employing companies are facing difficulty finding appropriate staff. Enterprises are facing a tough time recruiting people. Staggering turnover rates, tough competition for hiring local talent, and infrastructure costs are a few among may recruitment challenges...
Practice Management
What’s happening in the profession in relation to practice management
ESSBIZGrants – New technology tool to help accountants identify government grants for SMEs.
by For Accountants | May 8, 2012 | Practice Management, Technology Support
Accountants can now subscribe to ESS BIZGrants, a cloud technology product that has been developed as a “tool” to assist them to identify government grants, loans and assistance that might be suitable for individual small enterprise clients. ESS BIZGrants has been...
Clever Practice Management Tools
by For Accountants | Feb 14, 2012 | Practice Management
We have been asked what clever practice management tools are used by small to medium firms? Is there something you have sourced and use which makes a significant difference to the management and marketing of your practice? I know some firms use their software...
Motivating Younger Staff
by For Accountants | Feb 14, 2012 | Practice Management
Motivating Younger Staff Have you discovered the techniques to encourage your young people to positively engage with the work they do, the clients and the firm? Clearly part of the answer is to hire people with the right attitude at the beginning. There is no doubt...
What are firms doing to attract the new generation of clients?
by For Accountants | Aug 1, 2011 | Practice Management
I talk with many firms about their marketing activities. Referrals are still by far the main source of new clients. The question is, what else should firms be doing? What can partners and managers do to encourage referrals? The first answer is actually asking their...
Launch of National Proactive Accountants Network
by For Accountants | Aug 1, 2011 | Practice Management
The Proactive Accountants Network was established by Nixon Advantage, who are the leading consulting and coaching business to the Accounting profession. The goal of Proactive Accountants Network is focused on helping Accountants and their clients dramatically improve...
Intellectual Property, Creating a Focus in the Firm
by For Accountants | Jan 19, 2011 | Practice Management, Technology Support
Often in firms, this is considered a minor part of operations, but clever development and use of intellectual property can lead to a significant improvement in firm productivity and profitability. Certainly firm names and logos need to be registered so as to help...