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True story: the £30m company still using small-business software
When a £30m company still uses small-business software, the consequences are more serious than you’d think.
How old accounting habits sneak into £1m companies
Is your #accounting stuck in the past? Outdated habits could be costing your #business dearly.
One email. £17,000 gone. Could it happen to you?
One email cost a bookkeeper £17,000. Here’s the simple safeguard that could have prevented it.
What you can learn about finance from the Tudors
I’ve always been interested in the Tudors – and over the past few months, I’ve been learning a lot more about them. It’s because I spend a lot of time listening to podcasts in the car – I still do most of my reading when I’m driving! And I was looking for a subject that …
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New Interview with Paul
How important is having a good accounting platform for your business? For Paul Goodman it was critical. Earlier this year, he was appointed Finance Lead for Narrative Entertainment UK, a major new company in the broadcast industry. He was tasked with finding an outsourced finance department that could help them implement excellent financial systems and …
Falling behind (without realising it)?
Over the past 15 years, lots of professions have changed dramatically. For example, being a journalist in 2021 is very different to being a journalist in 2006. Thanks to the Internet, journalists have to publish their reports much faster… They need to pay attention to videos and tweets posted in real-time by regular citizens on …
How to tame your Instant Gratification Monkey
If you haven’t watched Tim Urban’s TED Talk on procrastination, don’t wait. Watch it now. It’s funny and clever. Urban, who’s a popular writer, identifies two types of procrastinator. The first is working on a project with a deadline. Rationally, they know they shouldn’t leave the work until the last minute. But the “Instant Gratification Monkey” …
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