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Chartered Accountant based in Kent.

After leaving practice very soon after qualifying, swearing never to return, in 2011 I did exactly that.

Now a sole practitioner and loving it, business growing rapidly and looking forward to the future as my own boss.

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13th Apr 2017

Profit or efficiency?

Don’t confuse the two. Whilst in an ideal world greater (perceived) efficiency will lead to greater profit, it’s become increasingly...
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22nd Mar 2017

Bookkeeping isn’t profitable

Don’t believe what they say! Well it certainly isn’t for sole (accountancy) practitioners. The key is in the name we’re accountants not...
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17th Feb 2017

All or nothing

I have a habit of approaching a lot of things in an all or nothing fashion. This was certainly true when I started my practice when I was...
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6th Jan 2017

New year, new me?

Well here we are another new year kicking off with the annual excitement of tax return deadline. This year also marks a change in the focus...
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24th Jan 2016

Straws and camels

I took a new client on towards the end of last year and I had doubts right from the very start, but this was a referral from a very good...
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1st Nov 2015

No Vacancies

That’s it I’m full, no more new clients. Yes the increase in fee income is nice and the ego boost from getting ‘more’ is good but I am full...
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2nd Sep 2015

Painful

I never enjoy going back to work after a holiday but this time it seems to be worse than usual. On top of the post holiday blues is the...
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7th Jul 2015

Drive

Its funny, in an interesting way, how different things motivate different business owners. I can remember being in my insulated ivory tower...
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30th Jun 2015

One of those days

Amount of meaningful work done at the time of writing this post – NIL. The joys of working for yourself! Last week I booked my car in to...
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26th Jun 2015

I Am Four

I need a big badge with that on because that’s how old my practice is this month. Yes, birthday time again and time to reflect on how far I...
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