ESS BIZTOOLS Podcast (Accountant's Minute)

Peter Towers presents a minute to keep Australian accountants up to date with client business advisory services and grant information.

Business Advisory Services Podcast - Growth vs Capacity 03/04/2024

Business Advisory Services Podcast - Growth vs Capacity Featuring Trevor Marchant of Marchant Dallas, this podcast discusses the latest article produced by The Boss Factor Library. /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/30212318

Deciding to go? - The GIANT AWAKENING 02/15/2024

Deciding to go? - The GIANT AWAKENING The '2024 NAB Accounting and Financial Planning Report' revealed that 85% of surveyed Accounting Firms are “offering business strategy”, emphasising the growing importance of Advisory Services in the Accounting Industry. While the report highlights the significant role of ‘Advisory Services’, it prompts a crucial question: Is your Accountancy/Bookkeeping Firm prepared to ‘DELIVER BUSINESS ADVISORY SERVICES IN 2024’? /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/29978253

HR and Business issues facing SMEs in 2024 01/23/2024

HR and Business issues facing SMEs in 2024 Peter Towers, Managing Director of ESS BIZTOOLS and Jordan Lowry, Managing Director of Blackstone Business Group discuss HR and business issues facing small businesses in 2024. /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/29620463

AM367 - Winning Strategies for 2024 - Strategy 2 12/08/2023

AM367 - Winning Strategies for 2024 - Strategy 2 /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/28983678

AM366 - Winning Strategies for 2024 12/08/2023

AM366 - Winning Strategies for 2024 /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/28983638

AM358 - Creating New Services 09/24/2023

AM358 - Creating New Services /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/28100933

AM356 - Value Adding With Special Services 09/22/2023

AM356 - Value Adding With Special Services /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/28100921

AM352 - Predictive Accounting 09/21/2023

AM352 - Predictive Accounting /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/28100915

Implementing "Monitoring Performance" helps SMEs to "scale up" 09/19/2023

Implementing "Monitoring Performance" helps SMEs to "scale up" This podcast episode recaps Issue 357 of Accountants Minute, the fifth segment of the discussion with Andrew Geddes about important issues currently facing the Accounting industry. You can also access our podcast on: /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/28077996

Accountants must diversify now: top industry advisor 06/21/2023

Accountants must diversify now: top industry advisor When Andrew Geddes speaks, smart accountants listen – they’d be crazy not to! This podcast episode recaps issue 351 of Accountants Minute, where we highlight our recent interview with Andrew Geddes, a co-founder of the FMRC and former Chair of Greencross Pty Ltd. Andrew issued a timely warning to accountancy firms that they need to diversify and to do it now. This episode also provides the why and the how of this particular warning. You can also access our podcast on: /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/27223338

New Horizons: the move from compliance to consultancy 05/03/2023

New Horizons: the move from compliance to consultancy This episode looks into Issue 350 of Accountants Minute, where accountants are reminded that launching advisory services should be a high priority for the last quarter of 2022/23 financial year. You can also access our podcast on: /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/26733222

A deeper dive into the virtual CFO services 04/06/2023

A deeper dive into the virtual CFO services This episode discusses the key components of the "52-week business enhancement system", which is the main topic of Accountants Minute Issue 349. You can also access our podcast on: /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/26462919

The past has no future! 03/30/2023

The past has no future! This podcast episode is based on Issue 348 of Accountants Minute, which provides commentary on Thomson Reuters' recent White Paper, . You can also access our podcast on: /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/26386734

Maximising R&D tax benefits: a guide for accountants and bookkeepers 03/16/2023

Maximising R&D tax benefits: a guide for accountants and bookkeepers This podcast discusses Issue 347 of Accountants Minute, which explains why accountants and bookkeepers should diversify their services by providing R&D assistance to their SME clients. You can also access our podcast on: Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3XQ4p9z Audible - https://adbl.co/3YTdnEh Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3YWjbgj YouTube - https://youtu.be/2rbUNgcbous /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/26246004

Services you offer affect your talent! 03/03/2023

Services you offer affect your talent! Based on the recent report from Commbank's Accounting Market Pulse, "the only limitation they face is the worsening talent shortage." This podcast looks back into Issue 346 of Accountants Minute, where a point was raised on how accountants and bookkeepers are facing this particular issue and ways of overcoming the hurdle of talent shortage. /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/26114496

Is your practice roadmap on target? 02/14/2023

Is your practice roadmap on target? This podcast episode presented reasons why Business Advisory Services is the best way to add value to your accounting and bookkeeping firm and, in turn, add value to your SME client's businesses. /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/25934187

Implementing Your Client’s Vision 02/03/2023

Implementing Your Client’s Vision This episode talks about how you, as an accountant, can guide your SME clients on their "innovation journey" and help them commercialise their inventions. This episode also identifies the steps you need to take with your SME clients to turn their prototype into a profitable, commercial sale product, and mentions a way for your SME clients to claim Research and Development incentives from the government. /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/25817112

e-Newsletters – a Vital Communication Tool for Accountants 09/02/2022

e-Newsletters – a Vital Communication Tool for Accountants read more: https://www.essbiztools.com.au/ess-biztools-blogs/e-newsletters-a-vital-communication-tool-for-accountants /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/24247293

Want to know more about the Accounting Revolution? 08/19/2022

Want to know more about the Accounting Revolution? ESS BIZTOOLS is in the process of reconfiguring our product packages following the strong response we have received from the webinar, presented by the Academy of CPAs (Certified Predictive Accountants) 3 weeks ago, when Adam Hale, partner Summit CPA an American accountant who was described by the Managing Director of PlanGuru as an “accounting industry rockstar”, gave an outstanding overview of the Virtual CFO Service that his firm had introduced for their clients. More: https://www.essbiztools.com.au/ess-biztools-blogs/want-to-know-more-about-the-accounting-revolution /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/24103431

It’s a New Business Model 08/11/2022

It’s a New Business Model Peter Towers comments on the following: podcast last week with Andrew Geddes “It’s a New Business Model – I think it is going to revolutionise the sector globally.” Predictive Accounting webinar presented with Paul Barnaby, Beyond Accounting Technologies; Holiday Package promotion. /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/24022161

Where to for Australian Accounting Industry in 2022-2023 08/01/2022

Where to for Australian Accounting Industry in 2022-2023 Peter Towers, Managing Director of ESS BIZTOOLS and Andrew Geddes, Director of Andrew Geddes Pty Ltd, discuss “Where to for Australian Accounting Industry in 2022-2023” /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/23918337

Lack of Challenging Work Creating Talent Shortages! 07/26/2022

Lack of Challenging Work Creating Talent Shortages! Accountants are facing a worsening talent shortage according to the recent edition of CommBank’s Accounting Market Pulse. In November 2021 “Australian Accounting Guru” Andrew Geddes indicated that “partners of accountancy firms are saying there are not enough young accountants, but no, there are enough of them, they have chosen not to work in the profession because they have been asked to do compliance work only and to obtain 80% productivity which has caused people to say – I’m not sure I want to work in that environment”. More: https://www.essbiztools.com.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=449&Itemid=639 /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/23857602

Sneaky Clients who miss out on Big Rewards 05/05/2022

Sneaky Clients who miss out on Big Rewards Are your clients carrying out research and development activities behind your back? You might be surprised to discover that many SMEs conduct their research and development activities in total secrecy. That’s because they’ve been scared off by blogs and articles warning about confidentiality and protecting intellectual property. Read more: https://www.essbiztools.com.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=447&Itemid=639 /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/23023538

Diversification, Why Accountants Shake In Their Boots 04/26/2022

Diversification, Why Accountants Shake In Their Boots How often do you take the time to step back and catch a high-level view of your accountancy practice and the way it’s performing? Most of us are too busy doing the things we do day-to-day to meet our clients’ tax needs. We just don’t get the time to take that helicopter view as often as we’d like. Read more: https://www.essbiztools.com.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=446&Itemid=639 /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/22908860

The State of the Accounting Industry in Australia 04/22/2022

The State of the Accounting Industry in Australia How often do you take the time to step back and catch a high-level view of your accountancy practice and the way it’s performing? Most of us are too busy doing the things we do day-to-day to meet our clients’ tax needs. We just don’t get the time to take that helicopter view as often as we’d like. /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/22877621

Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising – Is It For You? 04/14/2022

Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising – Is It For You? If you can spare just a few minutes, I’d like you to consider a couple of questions. The answers to these questions could help: reshape the way you do business; pave the way for more interesting and challenging work; produce some very happy clients; and most importantly; create a new sources of revenue. Here’s a suggestion. Why don’t you print out this article and note the answers next to the questions, so you can review them later. Read more: https://www.essbiztools.com.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=445&Itemid=639 /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/22787759

How Accountants Gain From Business Advisory Services 04/07/2022

How Accountants Gain From Business Advisory Services Let’s start today with a snap quiz! Did you read last May’s Accounting Market Pulse report and seriously think “maybe our accounting firm should be offering those Business Advisory Services to our clients?” Now, eleven months later, have you done anything about it? Read more: https://www.essbiztools.com.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=444&Itemid=639 /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/22722083

SME Needs Analysis - A New Way to Provide Enhanced Business Services to Your Clients 03/31/2022

SME Needs Analysis - A New Way to Provide Enhanced Business Services to Your Clients If you want to add a new long-term income stream to your accountancy practice without having to meet those hefty development costs, then keep reading. At ESS BIZTOOLS, we have developed a new package that will help you to diversify into Business Advisory Services for your clients, without you having to ‘reinvent the wheel.’ Read more: https://www.essbiztools.com.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=443&Itemid=639 /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/22631489

Offering Business Advisory Services Without a Contractual Commitment 03/25/2022

Offering Business Advisory Services Without a Contractual Commitment Our team at ESS BIZTOOLS has created an opportunity for accountants, like you, to offer a broader range of commercial services to their SME clients in a cost effective way. Providing professional Business Advisory Services can add a new stream of income that will flow into your practice and help grow your business. But, for smaller firms, offering new services over and above compliance work is often seen as an uphill battle, especially with all the preparatory work involved. Read More: https://www.essbiztools.com.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=442&Itemid=639 /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/22564391

Challenges for Accountants in 2022 03/17/2022

Challenges for Accountants in 2022 This article is based on the podcast conversation Andrew Geddes, Accounting Industry Coach with Peter Towers, Managing Director ESS BIZTOOLS – “Challenges for Accountants in 2022”: Getting to the starting point What are the things to nail? SME needs review Does a client need funding? Succession planning Read more: https://www.essbiztools.com.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=441&Itemid=639 /episode/index/show/accountantsminute/id/22477778

ESS BIZTOOLS Podcast (Accountant's Minute)

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