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  • Is confidence more nature or nurture?

    Is confidence more nature or nurture?

    By Einav Avni, Confidence and Empowerment Coach Many people say their most pressing challenge is their lack of confidence, but how do you become more confident? And how do you then measure it? For a long time, there was nothing I wanted more than to find a way to tell my husband I no longer wanted…

  • It’s lonely in business – who can help?

    It’s lonely in business – who can help?

    Running a business is hard and lonely. Even with multiple people involved it can be difficult to vent frustrations or know what your next move should be. We all have a different definition of success, but there’s one thing I know for sure. Everyone who has achieved their success has done so with the help…

  • How to fix business overwhelm

    How to fix business overwhelm

    By Jenny Lukas, AVN Practice Growth Expert As a business owner it can be incredibly overwhelming just to keep everything running from day-to-day. And after all the stresses we’ve had from Covid and lockdown, we now have another level of uncertainty with war in Ukraine, interest rates and energy prices rising and all other costs…

  • A brilliant example of a different kind of accountant

    A brilliant example of a different kind of accountant

    These time-travelling accountants serve clients in multiple dimensions. When the first thing a visitor to an accountant’s office sees is a whopping great TARDIS, a very different conversation happens. And that’s a good thing! A conversation that’s more about business growth than purely accounts work. Accountants that are different attract. And they get talked about.…

  • 3 mistakes accountants make in prospect meetings

    3 mistakes accountants make in prospect meetings

    By Susan Clegg, AVN marketing and content creator. Are you making these mistakes in your prospect meetings? You’re sitting down with a potential client – and they look like a perfect fit for you. But somehow, despite you explaining all about your services and giving them a fantastic sales pitch at the end, they walk…

  • 3 reasons why you’re in tax return hell

    3 reasons why you’re in tax return hell

    And how to get out of it.   You’re busy so let’s make this quick – tax return hell is not inevitable. But to get out of it you have to know why you’re there in the first place.   You rely on tax returns to make a profit Your clients don’t pay you enough…

  • Gordon Bell

    Gordon Bell

    I’m one of the AVN Practice Growth Experts and am looking forward to working with you to help you to achieve your perfect practice.

  • 9 tips to beat the winter blues

    9 tips to beat the winter blues

    By Kerry Riley, PGE and Wellness Coach The cold, dark days of winter can have a big impact on our mood and our energy levels – which isn’t great for maintaining productivity at work. And as we head into the thick of tax season, that’s bad news for accountants dealing with hundreds of tax returns!…

  • Is your team holding back your accountancy practice?

    Is your team holding back your accountancy practice?

    Or are you the real problem? If your accountancy practice isn’t growing the way you’d like, maybe it’s not because of your team. Maybe it’s you. Apologies if that sounds a bit confrontational – you probably don’t want to hear that you’re the problem. But the truth is that the business owner is very often…

  • Are your employees driving you nuts?

    Are your employees driving you nuts?

    By Joanne Wharam, AVN Practice Growth Expert. One of the key frustrations I hear from business owners is that managing their people at times drives them nuts. Whilst this is to some extent inevitable, because people are all different and more than that they are thinking and feeling, there are some common frustrations that can…