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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…
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Developing Confident Client Managers: 4 Key Strategies for Success
Confident client managers are essential if you want to scale your accountancy practice and escape the trap of doing everything yourself. By Shane Lukas, Managing Director, AVN Inspiring Accountants So how can you develop your team so you trust them with your precious clients? These 4 key strategies will help: Boost their confidence with prepared…
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Where is your accountancy practice right now?
Navigating the 5 stages of an accountancy practice By Shane Lukas, AVN Managing Director Over the last 25 years I’ve had the privilege of talking to – and working with – accountants from across the entire spectrum of the profession. Partners in large multi-partner practices with swish city offices. Sole practitioners working from a shed…
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Unlocking Your Inner Advisor
By Shane Lukas, Managing Director, AVN Let’s face it, “business advisor” sounds daunting. It conjures images of high-powered suits in boardrooms, wielding PowerPoint decks thicker than your arm. But here’s the secret: you already hold the key to unlocking that advisor within. Forget the intimidating jargon and abstract strategies. Think of advisory services as an…
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Award winning accountants share their stories
What does it take to be an award winning accountant? Find out in this very special issue of The Navigator, the magazine for AVN members. We interviewed the winning firms in the 2023 AVN Most Inspiring Accountants Awards to learn what they did to overcome their critical challenges. And reading the interviews is a really…
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Starting an accountancy practice: 3 big mistakes to avoid
By Shane Lukas, Managing Director AVN Starting an accountancy practice is exciting, isn’t it? At last you’re your own boss! You get to choose who you work with, the kinds of services you provide, the technology you use. In fact you get to choose everything, from the name over the door to the biscuits in…
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2023 AVN Most Inspiring Accountant Award – the winner!
We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2023 AVN Most Inspiring Accountant Award is… MDH Accountants! Managing Director Michael Hemme is no stranger to winning. This is the third time he’s picked up the top prize in the AVN Awards, after winning in 2017 and 2019 (sharing it jointly with Beyond The Numbers…
