Mike Foster
Member Since: 4th Jan 2010
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Mike is an experienced collaborative business leader and trusted new business development specialist. He is passionate about entrepreneurship, the marketing function and supporting other business owners with mentoring, training and business development activities.
Commercial Director Chapman Robinson & Moore Accountants
26th Sep 2016
Appetite for outsourcing on the up
The launch of the Making Tax Digital (MTD) consultations has raised the question whether there will be a role for accountants and...
General practice
31st Aug 2016
How bookkeepers are embracing add-ons
The role of the bookkeeper continues to develop and more bookkeepers than ever are embracing cloud accounting tools. In recent times cloud...
Tech pulse
5th Jul 2016
How accountants and bookkeepers can work together
After exploring the bookkeeper and accountant relationship , Mike Foster considers how accountants and bookkeepers could work together in...
General practice
13th Jun 2016
Make referrals work for your firm
Far too often accountants have no real strategy for referrals, even though it is possibly their best resource for new business. Quite often...
Practice strategy
27th May 2016
VAT considerations when trading internationally
We all know that VAT is a complex tax. In my opinion it is quite often about knowing when to ask the right question, rather than possibly...
Business tax
21st Apr 2016
Managing your cash flow: Avoid the pitfalls
Much research indicates that there are common reasons for businesses failing. Mike Foster asked accountants and bookkeepers across the UK...
Finance & strategy
21st Mar 2016
Measure the right numbers
During a time when the role of an accountant or bookkeeper is changing, Mike Foster looks at whether businesses are in fact measuring the...
Management accounting
24th Feb 2016
Engage technology to aid processing efficiency
Over recent weeks I have attended conferences for members of the profession and believe that in 2016 there is already an obvious uplift in...
Accounting software
14th Jan 2016
Auto enrolment: Pricing the opportunity
2016 will present many opportunities for professional service providers as more and more employers start to stage for their automatic...
Finance & strategy
15th Dec 2015
Get to know your staff and their impact
When developing and growing a business, it is well documented that it is wise to have good people around you. This may be your team, your...
Practice strategy