Taged Articles: Corporate Governance

Corporate Governance isn’t just for big businesses – it’s essential for every organisation. Whether you're advising private companies, charities, not-for-profits, sporting clubs or churches, one thi…

According to SmartCompany, “91% of business owners recently surveyed said that Growth Is Their Main Challenge. The path to sustainable expansion isn’t just about revenue—it’s about systems. For SMEs…

Our vision for accountancy firms in 2024… Strategy 1: Talent is key to success Andrew Geddes, joint Founder of Financial Management Research Centre (FMRC) and former Chair of Greencross Ltd (a top…

The GIANT AWAKENING The '2024 NAB Accounting and Financial Planning Report' revealed that 85% of surveyed Accounting Firms are “offering business strategy”, emphasizing the growing importance of Adv…

Like most things in business, the more you plan and then monitor the implementation of those plans, the more you achieve better results. The same applies to a Board of Advice. It is not a social eve…

The “why” has been clearly summarised as follows: “Ominous words were used to describe what the majority of SMEs have faced over the last couple of years – challenging, difficult, unprecedented, dema…

Do you know that you don’t have to spend hundreds of hours in developing articles, checklists, training material, videos, podcasts and webinars, to deliver value adding services to your SME clients…

Accounting News A deeper dive into the virtual CFO services By Peter Towers – ESS BIZTOOLS Pty Ltd To truly understand the potential of offering virtual CFO services, let's take a closer look at t…

In the Thomson Reuters White Paper released last week, a key comment was, “The past has no future.” In the discussions relative to financing of businesses, accountants were put on notice that SMEs we…

“Through internal surveys and external data, employees tell us that purposeful, meaningful work is an important driver attached to job satisfaction and retention.” This is a key comment in the recen…

The recent white paper from Thomson Reuters identified that “the past has no future” should be the new mantra for SMEs. “In 2023 and beyond, turning the focus to strategies that can bring growth to…

Welcome to Accountants Minute. Creating a “FUTURE PROOFING” strategy is vital for accountancy businesses that aspire for a future as the key financial advisor to clients – not fighting competitors w…

What is corporate governance?  Our view is that corporate governance relates to an understanding of business.  Many directors do not fully appreciate the wide range of items that they are l…

Welcome to Accountants Minute. The CommBank Accounting Market Pulse June 2018 identified a number of service lines, outside of traditional accounting/taxation services, in which some accountants are…

Welcome to Accountants Minute. Corporate governan­­­­­­­ce is important for your clients.  That is why our associated company, ESS Small Business, is presenting the Corporate Governance Network…

Welcome to Accountants Minute. The aftermath of the Banking Royal Commission has clearly established that the “buck” finishes with the board of directors or management committee. Important corporat…

Welcome to Accountants Minute. Corporate governance mentoring helps small/medium enterprises. The new legislation for Early Stage Innovation Companies and Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Compa…

Welcome to Accountants Minute. Accountants, you need to communicate or perish! SME clients are being bombarded by communications from all types of people, including your competitors. Accountants n…

A number of surveys over the last 15 years have identified that small/medium enterprises want more services than just taxation from someone – without really specifying who the “someone” is! There is…

There are tremendous opportunities for accountants and business advisors if you make a positive commitment to offer a broader range of commercial services to your SME clients in 2018. WIN! For SME c…

From my point of view it is preferable that the “someone” be an accountant. Surveys conducted over the last fifteen years by MYOB, CCH and various other organisations have all identified that a sign…

Accountants, are you adding value to company directors? With Crowd-Sourced Funding Equity Raising, available from 29th September 2017, now is an appropriate time to consider how accountants can help…

Accountants, do you want to offer consultancy services?  ESS BIZTOOLS’ Gold Package includes a range of courses for accountants relating to business advisory services for small/medium enterprises. S…

Hello, I’m Peter Towers, Managing Director of ESS BIZTOOLS and ESS BASIP.  Welcome to Accountants Minute. Accountants; government grants assist in the delivery of business advisory services for your…

Hello, I’m Peter Towers, Managing Director of ESS BIZTOOLS and ESS BASIP.  Welcome to Accountants Minute. Accountants, small/medium enterprises want value added services.  Services that your clients…

What services are you going to provide in 2017 which create a WOW factor? Last week we talked about Chief Financial Officer services, Debtors' Management, Personal Property Securities Register Due D…

Hello, I'm Peter Towers, Managing Director of ESS BIZTOOLS.  Welcome to Accountants Minute. Over the last few weeks we've had a series within our Accountants Minute articles as part of Adding Value…

Welcome to 2016/17! According to “Accounting Market Pulse” produced by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this is the year of “business advisory services”. What can you do to add value to your cli…