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What ‘leverage’ is, and the impact it can have on your business

by Russell Smith | Feb 7, 2012 | General

I remember when I first became self-employed and everything was down to me. Unless I won clients and completed work for those clients, there was no income. If I worked really hard one week, I would receive an income. If I didn’t work hard or took holiday, I...

The joy of working on a Sunday evening

by Russell Smith | Feb 5, 2012 | General

You know that bleary Monday morning feeling when you stumble into work? You have a headache, you stayed up too late trying to extend the weekend, all of Friday’s problems that you put off are now staring you in the face and at this time of year, it is cold...

Lots of ideas but no time to implement

by Russell Smith | Feb 4, 2012 | General

As business owners, it is often the case that we are not short of great new ideas. It’s difficult to switch off without the 1001 ideas swirling around our heads to improve and grow our businesses. Owners who are in the early stages of their businesses see this...

How to increase your productivity by 50% today

by Russell Smith | Feb 2, 2012 | General

You know when you have one of those days, where you get into the office and you are continually chasing your tail? You come home, sit down and ask yourself ‘What did I actually achieve today?’ Hey, it happens. If it happens to you a lot then read these top...

Tax return deadline extended to 2nd Feb

by Russell Smith | Jan 28, 2012 | General

The most exciting news for accountants and clients this year so far! A further two days extension to the tax return deadline due to a HM Revenue & Customs strike on 31 January, the normal deadline date (strange day to strike, don’t you think). This has been...

How to welcome people

by Russell Smith | Jan 24, 2012 | General

I was one of the founding members of a local BNI networking group which was set up about 3 years ago (if you haven’t heard of BNI, ask me about it, it’s the marmite of networking – and I LOVE marmite). The one thing that was drilled into us from the...

What makes a great sales person

by Russell Smith | Jan 20, 2012 | General

The best sales people are the ones who are people-centred, relational and have a high degree of empathy. These type of people are generally the ones who are concerned about what other people think of them and have a fear of rejection. It has always struck me as...

The now and the not yet of business

by Russell Smith | Jan 20, 2012 | General

Driving into the office today, I was struck with a great idea of a new service that I could offer my clients. As I thought about it further, I got more and more excited about the impact it could have. So excited, that here is what I wanted to do upon arriving at the...

The Most Important Question That Your Business Can Ask: Who Is My Ideal Customer?

by Russell Smith | Aug 3, 2011 | General

A business without customers is a business without hope. Our small business accountants from Leeds look at the most important question you can ask — and how to ask it. We may be small business accountants from Leeds, but that doesn’t mean we are all about the numbers....

The One Skill You Absolutely Need If You Want Your Business To Grow – DELEGATION

by Russell Smith | Jul 27, 2011 | General

Here’s a quick tip to see how good at delegation you are….. How many phonecalls did you receive either from a client, supplier or team member when you were last on holiday? If the answer is more than one, then your under delegation could be a bottleneck to...