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Norman Younger
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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
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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
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