Monthly Archives: May 2012

A good friend of mine who runs a large charity talks about the difficulties of changing things in his organisation.  He says it is like trying to do [..]

The management accounts for a business and the year end statutory accounts that are produced annually for Companies House and the tax office are two different sets of [..]

We all know we need financial targets for our business but how do you set them?  Do you set them blue sky so that you can achieve high, do you [..]

When I went self employed 7 years ago, I came across the phrase ‘multiple sources of income’.  It was a very helpful idea when I was starting my [..]

What a glorious weekend it has been.  Gorgeous sunshine, lovely food, lovely people, a real relaxing time. But its now 11pm on Sunday evening, the WEEKED IS OVER!!!!  [..]

There is often confusion about purchasing an asset and the tax implications surrounding it so I thought I would blog here the relevant information to clear up some [..]

I’ve heard it said that an entrepreneur spends time in the office to hide from opportunity and I think it’s true since it’s rare to find a business owner growing [..]

A bookkeeper’s main objective is to keep good and accurate accounting records.  Here is a run down of what a bookkeeper will do: – Input all sales invoices [..]

As said yesterday, there are lots of bookkeepers around and the quality does vary massively (like lots of things I suppose).  So what are the top qualities that [..]

I get asked this question quite a bit – when should you get a bookkeeper? A great bookkeeper can really free up your time and keep you on track [..]