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Is August Done Yet.

23rd Aug 2016
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August has been a very frustrating month, as I have struggled to move a lot of things on.

I have about 6 sets of accounts in draft waiting for information or sign off with the clients but cannot get to the information I need as people are either too busy as about to go on holiday, are on holiday or have just come back and busy catching up.

I have also been involved in 2 potentially big advisory jobs which i had hoped would be complete which are now delayed through matters outside my control. I had tried to be creative with my pricing on one of the jobs and agreed a success fee if the finance was raised, everything is agreed in principal but again it all should been signed off in July. I might have to re think this sucess pricing as would have preferred to be paid as I went with the benefit of hingsight. I need to stop attending these "how to" seminars at Accountex.

Client sign has also dropped off this month with just 2 new contractors on in August.

I am still on the hunt for a retiring practice which is proving more difficult than anticipated.

I suspect a change of tactic is needed instead of trawling the agents looking for stuff for sale I need to maybe start approaching the ones that I fancy directly.

To utilise my down time I managed to attend a full 2 day structured social media course, which was certainly worthwhile. I only thought you could do about 10% of what you actually can do.

I will certianly be stepping up my social media presence in the coming months.

In the end I thought I might as well join everyone else and popped the notes on MTD in my trusty bag and popped off to Northumberland for the last 2 weeks. I am sitting on my decking with a beer over looking the lake as I write this now.

I would post a picture if I knew how to on the new website.

Happy Days.

 

 

 

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By FirstTab
23rd Aug 2016 17:38

Hello Glennzy

Just to let you know, your interesting blog has been read.

Don't bother with on how to events. Better off looking at youtube (my other God).

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By tom123
24th Aug 2016 21:01

Have a great holiday - we're off to Norfolk next week. Like you my workplace is a bit quiet - most of our machinery clients tend to go on shutdown during August.

Hoping for a busy 'back to school' start to September.

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By Glenn Martin
24th Aug 2016 22:41

Have a good trip Tom.

I can guarantee all 6 of the people I have been chasing down for weeks will be in the phone at 9.10 am on first day back wanting everything yesterday.

I am ahead of where I was tax return wise so hopefully will be all done before Xmas as need to move away this January madness.

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