Author: Siddhartha Choudhury

  • How could you become great?

    How could you become great?

    The last couple of weeks we have had 2 amazing members achieve AVNExcellence Six Star, which is fantastic achievement and they both have amazing practices. Big calls out to MDH and Blend Accountants, the two practices that have made massive changes to their practices in the last few years. But at what point did they…

  • What’s all this stuff about values?

    What’s all this stuff about values?

    Have you ever met someone and found it difficult to strike up a conversation, don’t necessarily ‘get’ what they’re saying?  Chances are they don’t have the same values as you. Your values and beliefs differentiate you as an individual and attract like-minded people to you. Those with the closest values are your loved ones, your very close…

  • My Shock at Accountex

    My Shock at Accountex

    I had the pleasure of attending Accountex this year for the full 2 days, being able to take some time to speak to accountants in practice about the challenges they are facing at the moment. There seems to be a lot of talk about what to use as a practice management tool, with there being…

  • How to Prioritise Systemising your Business Part 3

    How to Prioritise Systemising your Business Part 3

    In two previous articles, I spoke about different ways in which you can systemise your business. The first of these was to take a look at your to-do list and look at which things would be easy to systemise. The second was starting with your customer facing systems and ensure that every time you interact…

  • Do you have pre-conceived ideas about which clients want your help?

    Do you have pre-conceived ideas about which clients want your help?

    We are always being told to offer more added value services to our existing clients, and the feedback I often get from accountants is that ‘my clients are too small!’.  While this statement seems to make sense, I believe that clients are never too large or small financially for your help – it’s all about…

  • How to make money while you’re on the beach

    How to make money while you’re on the beach

    Imagine this…a two week Caribbean cruise with your family. No internet access. No telephones. No access to your business. But you are completely relaxed, just enjoying the sights and sounds around you, and making memories with those people that you love the most. Back home you know that your business is thriving – you have…

  • Our B1G1 Giving

    Our B1G1 Giving
  • Everything is better with tea and cake

    Everything is better with tea and cake
  • Why these are important to us

    Why these are important to us

    Supporting accountants and others is extremely important to Shane Lukas and all the AVN team The images on the bottom of our emails are incredibly important to us here at AVN.  Let me explain why… The Vonage Nexmo Business Enabler of the Year Finalist – The goal of AVN is supporting accountants to build the…

  • How to Prioritise Systemising your Business Part 2

    How to Prioritise Systemising your Business Part 2