Flying Scotsman

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Accountancy practice broker , Commercial mediator & negotiator, Business broker 25+ years professional experience, charity trustee and community worker with a broad (but not-always "PC") view of the country's financial, business, political and social problems. Tel: 0800 2800 321. Follow me on Twitter

Norman Younger

Director Maximiti Limited

4th Jan 2021

The accountant’s role in director and shareholder disputes

Businesses are subject to the vicissitudes of everyday commercial life, often beyond their control. Accountants, as trusted business...

General practice

14th Dec 2020

Boardroom disputes: Why mediation is an ideal resolution mechanism

Mediation is the business world’s best kept secret, largely out of ignorance. Ask somebody what it is and they will likely respond with a...

Finance & strategy

16th Nov 2020

Boardroom disputes: Causes and effects

Debate and disagreement can of course be healthy in the normal course of business, but I am referring to rifts - those disputes that have...

General practice

12th Oct 2020

Fee discussion with prospects: Preparation and nerve is all it takes

Last time we looked at a scenario where a new client’s fees were hastily agreed and both parties signalled that they were satisfied,...

Practice strategy

21st Sep 2020

Beancounters not negotiators: Time to redefine?

The setting is a traditional accountancy practice inside the practitioner’s office. The actors are the aforementioned beancounter and a new...

General practice

20th May 2019

Shortcut to disaster: Poorly managed business sales - and the accountant's role in preventing them

Selling a business is a minefield for your clients, but how can accountants help when they are often the last one to find out? The only way...

Practice strategy

19th Mar 2018

Client mediation: Expect a few surprises

You have taken the plunge and are scheduled to attend a mediation session in the near future. What should you expect from the mediation,...

General practice

26th Oct 2017

Mediators: New kids on the block to resolve SME disputes

Dispute resolution often fails to get to the heart of the issue, and only results in enriching the legal profession. In the first of a...

Skills

2nd Feb 2017

Selling your practice: They think it’s all over

In the final part of this series Norman Younger asks after you’ve sold your accountancy practice, what next? In the first four articles...

Practice strategy

12th Sep 2016

Selling your practice: Ethical issues

While professionals have always worked within an ethical framework the whole concept now threads its way throughout the business and...

Practice strategy

The accountant’s role in director and shareholder disputes

Boardroom disputes: Why mediation is an ideal resolution mechanism

Boardroom disputes: Causes and effects

Fee discussion with prospects: Preparation and nerve is all it takes

Beancounters not negotiators: Time to redefine?

Shortcut to disaster: Poorly managed business sales - and the accountant's role in preventing them

Client mediation: Expect a few surprises

Mediators: New kids on the block to resolve SME disputes

Selling your practice: They think it’s all over

Selling your practice: Ethical issues

HMRC called on to review helpline and SA penalties

SMEs get business interruption insurance lifeline

How handle HMRC time to pay rejections

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