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Are You a Business Operator or a Business Owner?
By Shane Lukas, Managing Director AVN Are you steering your accounting firm strategically as the business owner, planning for growth, with clear goals in sight? Or are you simply working as a business operator, caught in an endless cycle of day-to-day tasks? Knowing the difference can make or break your business. The difference between a…
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Is this the key to achieving your goals?
Achieving your goals is about more than setting targets and milestones. By Shane Lukas, Managing Director AVN Have you ever set ambitious goals at the start of the year only to find them gathering dust on your desk as months pass by? The secret to turning these aspirations into reality might be simpler and more…
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Feeling Overwhelmed?
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, you’re not alone. By Shane Lukas, Managing Director, AVN Inspiring Accountants It’s one of the most common complaints I hear when I talk to accountants. And I absolutely get why it happens. You take on those extra clients because, well, you can never be certain what’s going to happen in the…
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How To Grow An Accountancy Practice: Make Yourself Redundant
If you really want to grow an accountancy practice, it’s time to get out of there. By Shane Lukas, Managing Director, AVN Inspiring Accountants Most accountancy practice owners (and other business owners too) are hands-on. They’re highly involved in the day-to-day operations, making sure that everything gets done to their own high standard, often working…
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AVN is 25: what does that say about us?
AVN: 25 years old and counting By Shane Lukas, managing Director, AVN Did you know the average age of a UK business is 8.6 years? And less than 5% of businesses have been around for 20 years or more? So I’m really proud that AVN reached our quarter century in 2023. If a business has…
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A New Mindset For Tax Return Season
Tax return season doesn’t have to be hell! Practice Growth Expert Kerry Riley has noticed a mindset shift in the accountants she coaches. Here, she explains what’s changed and the difference it’s made. “A remarkable transformation is underway! The mindset of the accountants I work with has undergone a significant shift. The reason behind this…
