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1st Dec, 2021
Implementing Systemisation - Session 2 Accountant’s Role Is A Bit Like A ‘Financial Sherlock Holmes’
Implementing Systemisation - Session 2 Accountant’s Role Is A Bit Like A ‘Financial Sherlock Holmes’
Accountant's Minute 300
Andrew Geddes, Accounting Industry Coach and former Chair of Greencross Ltd, a Top 200 ASX company joined Peter Towers, Managing Director, ESS BIZTOOLS for a discussion in Session 2 of the ESS BIZTOO…
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18th Jun, 2021
It’s Time!
It’s Time!
Accountant's Minute 275
Business Advisory Services has been talked about for the last decade and has got a little bit closer to becoming a mainstream accounting industry service each year, over that 10 year period. The Com…
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26th Feb, 2021
Predictive Accounting Services Required By Businesses
Predictive Accounting Services Required By Businesses
Accountant's Minute 261
Many businesses are facing an uncertain economic future and will be looking to their accountants/business advisors/bookkeepers to give them advice as to what the future holds for them.  The…
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19th Feb, 2021
Smaller Accountancy Firms Can Benefit By Delivering Business Advisory Services
Smaller Accountancy Firms Can Benefit By Delivering Business Advisory Services
Accountant's Minute 260
There is a range of services beyond taxation, that smaller accountancy firms can provide to their SME clients, to assist those businesses to grow and add value. Amanda Gascoigne, an experienced Cons…
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30th Jul, 2018
Future Proofing Generates ROI
Future Proofing Generates ROI
Accountant's Minute 163
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…
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26th Jun, 2018
Is Your Accountancy Firm Future Proofed
Is Your Accountancy Firm Future Proofed
Accountant's Minute 158
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…
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13th Jun, 2018
Exploring New Opportunities!
Exploring New Opportunities!
Accountant's Minute 156
Welcome to Accountants Minute. “Today’s business environment is in a state of flux with some industries extremely buoyant whilst others are floundering.”  “Accounting firms service all sectors…
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3rd May, 2018
Are You a “Me Too” or “Differentiated”?
Are You a “Me Too” or “Differentiated”?
Accountant's Minute 151
Welcome to Accountants Minute. Are you a “me too”?  Your clients are competing in a competitive world.  Accountants are no different. Things are changing all the time. All types of busin…
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27th Mar, 2018
Are Your Clients Being Served?
Are Your Clients Being Served?
As an accountancy/advisory business, are your clients being served the professional services that they require?
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…
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12th Mar, 2018
WIN! WIN! WIN!
WIN! WIN! WIN!
Welcome to Accountants Minute.
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…
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2nd Mar, 2018
What Type of Services do your Clients Want?
What Type of Services do your Clients Want?
Welcome to Accountants Minute. Surveys conducted by major companies over the last 15 years have all indicated that 75% to 80% of SMEs are looking for a wider range of commercial services to be provi…
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7th Aug, 2017
Consultants Training to Deliver Business Advisory Services
Consultants Training to Deliver Business Advisory Services
Consultants’ training to deliver business advisory services is very important if you’re going to meet the challenge of being able to deliver outstanding new products and services for your clients ‘be…
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19th Jul, 2017
Accountants, You Need More Than Marketing Gimmicks in a Business Advisory Services’ Package
Accountants, You Need More Than Marketing Gimmicks in a Business Advisory Services’ Package
Accountants, you need more than marketing gimmicks in a Business Advisory Services’ Package.  Whilst marketing and selling skills are important attributes for accountants who are looking to diversify…
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5th Jul, 2017
Accountants, Small/Medium Enterprises Want “Valued-Added” Services
Accountants, Small/Medium Enterprises Want “Valued-Added” Services
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…
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10th Apr, 2017
Are You Building a "Future Fit Accountancy Business"?
Are You Building a "Future Fit Accountancy Business"?
CCH iFirm presented a very interesting webinar earlier this week which raised a number of questions relating to how you might go about building a “Future Fit Accountancy Business”. What do you need…
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6th Mar, 2017
Implementing the Next Level An Important Task for Accountants!
Implementing the Next Level An Important Task for Accountants!
Whilst there is some debate as to the degree that individual accountancy businesses will be affected by changes in the marketplace relating to taxation returns, financial advice and superannuation fu…
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27th Dec, 2016
Resolutions for 2017
Resolutions for 2017
I'd like to take this opportunity of wishing you, your colleagues and your families a very Happy Christmas and I hope that 2017 will be very prosperous for you and your business. Over the last six m…
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19th Dec, 2016
Directors' Feedback - Need More Than Taxation Services From Accountants?
Directors' Feedback - Need More Than Taxation Services From Accountants?
What would you learn from 8 hours with a group of company directors?  I had that privilege a couple of weeks ago in a programme sponsored by the Entrepreneurs Programme, part of AusIndustry.  The bri…
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5th Dec, 2016
Services Your Accountancy Clients Will Want In 2017
Services Your Accountancy Clients Will Want In 2017
As we get near the end of another calendar year it's an appropriate time for accountants to be asking yourselves what services will your clients want in 2017? There has been a lot of debate over the…
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20th Oct, 2016
Business Advisory Services a Key Product
Business Advisory Services a Key Product
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…
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12th Oct, 2016
Assistance is Available for Accountants
Assistance is Available for Accountants
Assistance is available for accountants and advisors to help you add value to your clients' businesses.  This is a continuation of the theme on "How can Accountants and Advisors add value to Clients…
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4th Aug, 2016
Every Business Needs a Succession Strategy
Every Business Needs a Succession Strategy
Do you know that succession or exit planning has been identified by small/medium enterprise operators as one of the key issues for business success, in various surveys over the last 15 years? ESS BI…
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20th Jul, 2016
2016/17 - The Year of Business Advisory Services!
2016/17 - The Year of Business Advisory Services!
Welcome to 2016/17, the year of business advisory services. Do you know that the Accounting Market Pulse, produced by the Commonwealth Bank in their December 2015 issue, forecast that the top servic…
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27th Jun, 2016
Happy New Financial Year!
Happy New Financial Year!
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…
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16th Jun, 2016
Accountants and Advisors – Business Evaluation Helps SMEs
Accountants and Advisors – Business Evaluation Helps SMEs
Do you know that accountants/advisors have been identified as the trusted adviser for small/medium enterprises, to offer a range of non-compliance services in addition to taxation, to help small/medi…
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