Managing lock up: Part one

Mark Lloydbottom explains why accounting firms should make it a priority to reduce their lock up in order to become profitable.

A lot has changed in practice management over the last 28 years, but in order to explain how your firm’s lock up percentage affects your gross fees today, I first want to describe a lesson I learnt in 1982.

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What does lock up mean?

Anonymous | | Permalink

It would have been helpful if Mark explained what lock up meant. What does it mean?

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it means ........

dbowleracca | | Permalink

The amount of money tied up in work in progress and debtors.

Thanks

Anonymous | | Permalink

Thanks for the explanation. It makes sense now.

Writer to AccWeb - Please explain the jargon in your articles first. The pharse lock up in this conext is the first time I have heard.

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Lock Up Explained

marklloydbttom | | Permalink

Thanks - good valid point - trust you found the article of use

Mark Lloydbottom