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  • First day back in the office

    First day back in the office

    It’s your first day back in the office after a year … By Kerry Riley, AVN. You wake up in the morning as usual. You have a shower, get dressed, head downstairs, make a coffee, settle down with your laptop at the kitchen table…. And then you remember – the pandemic is over and it’s…

  • Make your number 1 client happy!

    Make your number 1 client happy!

    Who’s your number 1 client? At AVN, we often talk about your number 1 client being your own accountancy practice. It’s vital to look after your own business before you can focus on helping someone else’s. Makes sense, doesn’t it? But actually, that’s not quite right. Your number one client isn’t your business. It’s YOU.…

  • Cancer Research UK

    Cancer Research UK
  • How to add value for prospective clients

    How to add value for prospective clients

    The way you position your accountancy firm to prospects influences the value they place on your services. When you do something compellingly different, you don’t have to compete on the same terms as your competitors. So adding value right from the point when a prospect first becomes aware of you, makes it more likely that…

  • Ashgate Hospicecare

    Ashgate Hospicecare
  • Get your accountancy practice noticed online

    Get your accountancy practice noticed online

    By Susan Clegg, AVN. Like it or not, we live in a virtual world now. The COVID pandemic has only accelerated a shift that was already happening and put simply, if you don’t move with it, your accountancy practice will be left behind. A strong digital presence is more crucial than ever. In a recent AVN…

  • From making a loss to 50% gross profit

    From making a loss to 50% gross profit

    How one simple figure transformed this business By Susan Clegg, AVN As an accountant, it’s not often that you know the exact impact you’ve had on your clients. You might give them some advice or a useful report, but you don’t always know if they’ve taken it in. So Giles Corby of Merlin Accountancy was…

  • Get ready to go back to the office

    Get ready to go back to the office

    By Andrea Higginbottom, AVN Practice Growth Expert. There’s a glimmer of hope that the end of lockdown Mark 2 might be coming soon. So are you ready to get back to the office? Or to put it another way, is your office ready for you? Now is the time to blow off the cobwebs and…

  • Yorkshire Wildlife Park Foundation

    Yorkshire Wildlife Park Foundation
  • Supporting Local Animal Charities

    Supporting Local Animal Charities