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Change accountants – Breaking up is not so hard to do

Change accountants, banks, mobile phones – somehow it always seems easier to stay where you are than to make a change, even if you’re not getting the service or the value for money you expect.

But, when it comes to your accountant, this inertia could really hurt you and your business and, as Liz Garrigan, Director of TPG Design, explains in the video – breaking up is not so very hard to do!

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Budget summary – from a business point of view

The media feeding frenzy over the Budget is beginning to die down and I thought it might be useful to look at a small number of commentaries on it from a business perspective. Continue Reading

Cloud accounting – are you lost in the fog?

Cloud accounting is certainly trending at the moment with many new entrants as well as the PC stalwarts all offering software solutions in the ether. You may be keen to try the cloud, you may also be confused, so how do you see through the fog?

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Keren Lerner of Top Left Design – How did I get here?

Keren Lerner, the MD of Top Left Design and social media genius, shares her thoughts on setting up, running and growing her business.

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Keren Lerner of Top Left Design – How Did I Get Here? Part II

Keren Lerner, the MD of Top Left Design and social media genius, shares her thoughts on running her business and offers some great advice for people thinking about setting up.

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Hurtling downhill, brakes failed, trouble ahead……..must think about changing the mechanic

Imagine you are driving down a steep hill, the brakes fail, the only thing that will stop the car is the lake at the bottom! You never really knew what the mechanic did when the car was serviced, you just paid him and drove away. All well. Till now. Ooops!

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Running a business is a transferable skill – that people don’t transfer often enough

Running a business creates a skill-set which is transferable, but rarely do we see people transfer these skills in to business no. 2 and business no. 3. What a waste!

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