by Kevin Appleby | Feb 22, 2020
Scanning the horizon – PESTELO or PESTLE? PESTELO analysis isn’t common in small businesses. There are plenty of situations where it should be. PESTELO adds an extra element to PESTLE analysis. PESTELO makes you look at whats happening in organisations on...
by Kevin Appleby | Jan 9, 2020
The Vital Role of the Business Accountant Are you a VITAL member of your business team? Unless you can answer that question with a very positive yes, then you might be out of a job in the very near future. There is a big threat to the accounting profession on...
by Kevin Appleby | Aug 1, 2019
July has been and gone, and the holiday season is upon us. So how are you doing with all the things you wanted to achieve in 2019? Are you going to make your 2019 goals? Whats left to do in the run up to Christmas? Will you get to where you need to be? Now is a...
by Kevin Appleby | May 31, 2019
When you work with your business colleagues you will be most effective if you play to your strengths, and to the strengths of others in your finance team. But people are very quick to point out your weaknesses. Your annual appraisal most likely uses these to inform...
by Kevin Appleby | Jun 20, 2017
Kevin Appleby “So how secure is this Xero cloud accounting software you use? Since I adopted Xero a few months ago its a question I’ve been asked quite a few times. Its a question I asked myself before I bought Xero. So, is cloud accounting data secure? It...
