Posts

371 | 4P Framework

The 4P framework is a helpful tool to work out how to grow your accounting practice.

370 | Repricing

Repricing existing clients is one of the hardest things to do when growing your firm.

360 | Insights from an Offshore Accountant

What is it like to work in a labour hire agency in the Philippines? Get an insider view on moonlighting and staff poaching.

359 | Direct Offshore Team

Charitha Wasala tells you how he set up his own direct offshore team in Sri Lanka and manages his teams - directly without an agency sitting between him and his people.

350 | Inventory Management Systems

In this episode let’s talk with Tony Harcourt of  Rype in Sydney about inventory management systems, especially Cin7, Dear and Unleash.

330 | Ten Thousand Clients

10,000 Clients - that is what Lucy Cohen of Mazuma Accountants is aiming for. Here she tells you what she is doing to get there.

329 | Pitch Your Nitch

Pitch your nitch - if this was easy, we would all be doing it. But it isn’t. So let this episode give you some food for thought.

Top 10 Podcasts for Australian Accountants

277 | Top 10 Podcasts for Australian Accountants

Finally, the last episode for 2020 - the Top 10 Podcasts for Australian Accountants 2021.

App Ecosystem

230 | App Ecosystem

What should your app ecosystem look like? Here are Jeffrey Atizado of SMB Consultants and Clinton Cowin of TradiePad with some things to ponder.

How to Choose a Buyer

217 | How to Choose a Buyer

It takes a lifetime to build a practice. But just a few months to run it into the ground. So choosing the right buyer is crucial as Matthew Taylor will tell you.

Top 10 Podcasts for Australian Accountants in 2020

213 | Top 10 Podcasts for Australian Accountants

Let these top 10 podcasts for Australian accountants inspire you. You never know where you find the answer you are looking for.

seo basics

209 | SEO Basics

SEO is all about your target clients finding your content on page 1 of Google. Rand Fishkin of SparkToro and previously Moz will tell you how.

Pricing

206 | Pricing

The secret in pricing is not in the WHAT but in the HOW. Ed Chan of WIZE Mentoring and Chan & Naylor will tell us why.

more about buying parcels of fees

203 | More About Buying Parcels of Fees

Buying parcels of fees gets easier with time - the more often you do it, the easier it gets. In this episode Ed Chan will delve deeper and answer some tricky questions.

Buy A Parcel of Fees

202 | Buy A Parcel of Fees

If you want to buy a parcel of fees, how do you do it? And why should you? Here is Ed Chan of Wize Mentoring and Chan & Naylor with the answer.

 

marketing

201 | Marketing

This episode with Ed Chan of WIZE Mentoring will look at the marketing of accounting practices by using one firm as an example - Chan & Naylor.

Ideal Team Structure

200 | Ideal Team Structure

The ideal team structure for your practice depends on fee volume you manage. In this episode Ed will discuss the ideal team structure to manage a $1m in fees.

team structure

199 | Team Structure

Your firm's success depends on finding the right team structure for your accounting and tax practice. Ed Chan of WIZE Mentoring will tell you more.

Mental Health

184 | Mental Health

Mental health issues can hit any of us – at any time - when we least expect it. So we should talk about it. Tim Hoopmann is doing just that.

practice managemeny

174 | Practice Management

In this episode Edward Chan of Chan & Naylor and Wize Mentoring will share some very helpful insights about practice management.

internet connection

173 | Internet Connection

Most of us need, but very few actually have a fast and stable internet connection. David Lewis of The DLA Group in Sydney will tell you why.

Payment Gateways

163 | Payment Gateways

The easier you make it for your clients to pay you, the faster they will do just that. Here is Tim Hoopmann of Spinn Business Solutions with more insights.

130 | Succession and Balance

Succession and work-life balance are often put aside and receive less attention. In this episode John Peterson will plead with you to make them part of your strategic objectives.

129 | Strategic Objectives

John Peterson discussed your mission, vision and values (MVV) in the last episode. This episode is about how get there by focusing on your strategic objectives. 

Get the foundations right

118 | Get the Foundations Right

Everybody preaches to get the foundations right. But what does that actually mean? Here is John Peterson of Best Practice with some insights.

Accountants' Exemption

104 | Accountants’ Exemption

The accountants' exemption is dearly missed. But there are rumours that it might come back. Here is Ron Lesh of BGL with more.

Ethics and Tax

100 | Ethics and Tax

Whenever there is tax, there is ethics. Here is Michael Walpole, UNSW's Head of School of Taxation and Business Law with more.

New Safe Harbour for Directors

93 | New Safe Harbour for Directors

The new safe harbour rules for directors aim to change the insolvency culture in Australia. Ben Sewell of Sewell & Kettle will give you the details.

Trademark

79 | Trademarks

Registering a trademark might be the best way to protect your brand. Aaron Walters of IP Australia explains why.

Government grants

77 | Government Grants

Government grants can help our clients to prosper and survive. They can save our client's cash flow position. Here is Stuart Smith of Vebiz with the details.

How to exit

67 | How to Exit

How do you exit our practice?  What do most practitioners do?  We asked Steven Fine of Growth Focus to walk us through the options you have. 

Offshoring to the Philippines

44 | Offshoring to the Philippines

Offshoring has a negative connotation. But it doesn't have to be this way. Mike O'Hagan of Mike's Buiness Tours will show you the options you have.

offshore SMSF work

2 | Why Not To Offshore SMSF Work

Do you offshore SMSF work or not? Chloe Ward of Intello will tell you how they turned staying in Australia into an advantage.