Networking in 2021
Before Covid 19 networking, hobnobbing, mingling and schmoozing were a natural part of our business lives. Overnight, we found ourselves restricted from attending in-person events. As 2021 unravels, I suspect [...]
Accounting Apps Newsletter 2020Â Insights
An example of what the newsletter looks like I’m sharing with you insights from my Accounting Apps Newsletter analytics. My vision for the personalised bi-weekly Accounting Apps newsletter is [...]
Home Automations and Technology I use
I thought it'd be useful to create a blog space to collect some of the Home Automations and Technology I use. I think if we’re embracing the efficiencies of automation [...]
Presenting, Storytelling and Communicating for Accountants | Alexandra Bond Burnett
"When I talk about influence and being an influence is about using your powers for good. If you think about the best teacher you ever had at school and [...]
A Restaurant Solutionist Creating Magical Client Experiences | Kristen Nies Ciraldo
"There’s something in our social connectivity that is enhanced by the act of sharing food, in my opinion, and it’s why we need independent restaurants particularly." – Kristen Nies [...]
Why an Accountant Started a Bookkeeping Business | Meryl Johnston
"One of my beliefs is about setting an example. I am always reading, listening to podcasts, learning, thinking about things...I also try and convey that to the team to [...]
Accountants empowering their client base through podcasting | Tim Garth and Dan Osborne
"What we want is for our customers to be able to take the bull by the horns with their own information, their own understanding, and make some decisions, and [...]
How hosting a podcast helped this bookkeeper develop active listening skills | Alexi Boyd
"This is the advice we give to all of our clients. Get the business name nailed, get the business name registered under your umbrella or whatever organisations you are, [...]
Orangilicious Secrets to Building and Running a Highly Engaged Community | Catherine Walker
"Who I am online is exactly who I am in person. I guess that could be a decision point. Decide who you’re going to be. I would say be [...]
Supporting Your Clients and Yourself Through Uncertainty | Dylan Burgess
Today I’m speaking with Dylan Burgess, Partner Relationship Manager of Float Cash Flow Forecasting. Dylan is based in Sydney, and prior to joining Float, he spent several years at [...]
20 Trends Changing the World of Work and Transforming the Nature of Careers in Accountancy | Kevin Fitzgerald FCCA
Subscribe to the Accounting Apps newsletter here. Kevin can you share with us a bit about your background? Kevin:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Yes, and thank you [...]
The Future of The Accounting Profession | Kenji Kuramoto
"One opportunity this pandemic did give us is it has allowed us to bring people together from all over the world. That is what we have here today truly [...]
How to provide constructive feedback to apps | Beau Gaudron
Make sure that it's not something that you're doing wrong. Make sure you've done your research, to ensure there is not another way to tackle the issue Beau Gaudron [...]
The Medium platform – I have an account and here’s what I’ve figured out so far
I have a Medium account – you can find it and follow it here: https://heathersmithau.medium.com/ Honestly, I'm still trying to figure it out. The purpose of this post, it to [...]
Building Communities, Influencer Marketing and Customer Experience 2.0 | Alison Ball
"The really successful communities are the ones where people really understand that the more you give, the more you get. And so I think of it as like ask [...]
Has a black swan event changed this Evangelists views on niching? | David Leary
"Ultimately, if you're in the small business space and you're building an app that adds on to either QuickBooks or Xero, you're building apps really for accountants. You can't [...]
How to Build Culture While Working Remotely | Brian Walsh
"Employees always come before the customer, because if you have happy employees and if you have a really good healthy culture in place, then your employees are going to [...]
Sitting in the passenger seat with founders helping them achieve their dreams | Martin Zych
"What we're doing as accounting and finance professionals is helping to drive smart decision making. So if we can paint that picture correctly, we're able to help and kind [...]
How to use Microsoft SharePoint for Accountants and Bookkeepers.
How to use Microsoft SharePoint for Accountants and Bookkeepers. The session is aimed at an existing user, so sits at an Intermediate or Advanced level. This is two hours long, [...]
A Cloud Integrator for the Construction Industry | Robert Hudman
"I don't want the accounts team feeling like they've got to navigate through this world of construction software. We should have those two systems talking to each other, and [...]
Building a multi-disciplinary professional services business | John Knight
'Mongolia was about me taking myself out of my comfort zone. That was about me stretching myself to think differently. That was about having a bit of a breather, [...]
Collection of Modern Practice Resources from ACCA and CAANZ
The ACCA and CA ANZ has developed a wealth of excellent resources for anyone interested in learning more about a Modern Accounting Practice. Many thanks to Aleksandra Zaronina Head of [...]
Bridging the People Advisory gap | Will Lopez
I just believe it's actually the personal side of the profession. When you look at GL advisory, a lot of the deliverables are around an impersonal deliverable. We're looking [...]
What the future of banking can mean for accountants and bookkeepers | Yoseph West
We're seeing the government actually provide FinTech banking charters in the US, which still it's very early days on it. But our belief is that over time, we'll actually [...]
A chat about Insolvency and how advisors can help their clients through these difficult times| Jarvis Archer
Help you identify triggers which should raise concerns, help you, help your clients navigate their journey, and help you ask informed questions, during these challenging times. Today’s episode is [...]