The Art of Haggling

The Art of Haggling

Haggling is good. Haggling can work. In some cultures an absence of haggling is considered rude, offensive (“you are not taking me seriously”). The challenge for accounting and bookkeeping professionals is that they don’t consider it as ‘professional.’ What could be...
Cash Flow Management 101

Cash Flow Management 101

Business owners know one thing: Cash is king! Without it, the business couldn’t survive. You need cash flow to run and grow a business. How can a business owner know they can meet their payroll or be able to purchase supplies or take care of all the other business...
Today’s Enterprising Professional

Today’s Enterprising Professional

What does an enterprising bookkeeping and accounting professional look like today? Busy? Multitasking? Yes. But more important is that they are customer-focused. Intuitively we all know what this means; at a more pragmatic level it means asking yourself some tough...
Learning to Play a New Instrument

Learning to Play a New Instrument

How committed are you to learning a new skill? Not convinced that new skills are needed going forward? You may not want to retrain as a piano accordion player but learning new skills is looming as one of the major challenges facing accounting and bookkeeping...