Thursday, 31 March 2011

Accountants and Professional Service Firms Update


Accountants Update (Oct 2013).


I have been asked to put my accounting and professional service firm blogs etc in one place. These apply to accountants, lawyers, bankers and most professional service firms. Often I am misquoted, but do feel free to add your own comments:
  • "I Love My Accountant" - blog entry. Accountants can be... should be... and, in fact, must be... fantastic for your business...
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39 comments:

  1. Richard31 March, 2011 16:56

    A remarkable variety. And of course (despite what we each may think) there is a huge similarity between accountants and lawyers etc. More than we would care to admit. We all think we are all so very special.

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  2. Georgie03 April, 2011 12:09

    This is turning into a useful body of work.

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  3. PaulS05 April, 2011 08:11

    At first I thought this was all red rag to a bu,ll provocative rubbish. Now (after the Nottingham event), I believe your style is to provoke but with the best intentions. Interesting (if not fascinating) but you will lose friends if you take this approach.

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  4. Gideon05 April, 2011 22:39

    Is this the new book?

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  5. CA09 April, 2011 08:12

    What entreprenerus want article being used to promote an accountancy firm!
    http://www.thefinancedept.co.uk/2010/08/19/what-entrepreneurs-want-from-their-accountants

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  6. Robert Craven10 April, 2011 13:50

    Hourly rate not workable for advisers http://bit.ly/hjJTvH

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  7. Robert Craven10 April, 2011 17:25

    Honing your competitive edge http://t.co/9738Id1 #accountants accountancy age

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  8. Robert Craven10 April, 2011 17:26

    Social Media = Emperor’s new clothes http://t.co/LVoDAFV #accountants accountancy age

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  9. Robert Craven10 April, 2011 17:26

    The next generation http://t.co/KpOiRHY #accountants Accountancy Age

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  10. James12 April, 2011 08:48

    http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/how-to-tell-if-your-accountant-is-a-crook-mike-periu

    How to tell if your accountant is a crook

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  11. James12 April, 2011 08:53

    3 Things Your Accountant May Not Be Telling You
    http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/3-things-your-accountant-may-not-be-telling-you-barbara-weltman

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  12. James12 April, 2011 08:54

    http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/6-ways-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-accountant-anne-field

    http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/6-ways-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-accountant-anne-field

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  13. James12 April, 2011 08:55

    Accountant 101: Finding the Right Match

    http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/accountant-101-finding-the-right-match-tom-harnish

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  14. Ant12 April, 2011 16:27

    Accountants - do you think it is time to stop accountant bashing! http://t.co/TpOxUKg

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  15. Steve12 April, 2011 17:37

    Ant, I seem to be following around this site.

    To quote RC on the other posting (the part two one)

    "Of course the article contains huge sweeping generalisations and of course it is unfair to polarise an entire industry. However the use of the two extremes gets us to think about where one might stand along the continuum.

    And as other commentators have noted, this isn't an accountant specific polarisation. The same is broadly true for most professional service firms. Enough!"

    Now it is probably time for him to demonstrate this.

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  16. Steve12 April, 2011 18:14

    Hmmm - bit of research and I've scored a home goal.

    Some proof
    'Accountants - Know Me Know My Business - the original article and also Bankers - Know Me, Know My Business (Chartered Banker)' (see the blog posting) - these are essentially the same article so YES Mr C this applies to Professional Service Firms and it looks like you are applying the critical eye to all service firms.

    Also I note he says
    'Professional Service Firms and Smaller Businesses - specifically aimed at accountants, this thought piece applies to all PSFs' I will give you the benefit of the doubt when he uses the word 'aimed'

    Clearly he is not simply pointing the finger at accountants.

    Meanwhile the I love my accountant piece suggests it is not simply a pop at the accounting profession.

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  17. Steve12 April, 2011 18:16

    I have just seen the title of the post it says
    'Accountants and Professional Service Firms Update' and I just assumed it was about accountants. Oops.

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  18. Steve12 April, 2011 18:17

    Must read more carefully.
    It also says
    'These apply to accountants, lawyers, bankers and most professional service firms. Often I am misquoted,'
    Double oops

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  19. Robert Craven13 April, 2011 07:45

    Steve

    Thanks for your time and effort.

    RC

    PS You have rumbled the new book subject...

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  20. Robert Craven13 April, 2011 08:41

    Accountants how do you spend your day - A day in the life of a MAAT Accountant – Carleton Long cheapaccounting.co.uk/blog/?p=1866

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  21. Cal13 April, 2011 12:54

    Creating Customer Loyalty - Keep Them Coming Back on AccountingWeb (invcludes RC comments)
    http://www.accountingweb.com/item/105503

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  22. William14 April, 2011 22:11

    This post is great and sorry that accountants seem a little sensitive. Not a problem to those who are delivering.

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  23. Robert Craven18 April, 2011 07:11

    How to increase rates without losing clients - powerful stuff for #accountants http://ow.ly/4AKne

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  24. Robert Craven18 April, 2011 07:13

    #Accountants admit their accounts don’t count for much. Time for HCM accounting? http://tiny.cc/nz71r

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  25. Robert Craven18 April, 2011 11:29

    @AccountingWEBuk: @bookmarklee asks, "Call yourself a business adviser?" http://ow.ly/4CkmO /

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  26. Office22 April, 2011 16:11

    What accountants must do to keep up with technology http://ow.ly/4F6mh

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  27. Robert Craven22 April, 2011 18:03

    Should professional service firm business owners be using Twitter? - ...http://bit.ly/ePKwmF

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  28. Robert Craven26 April, 2011 13:23

    see Choosing An Accountant
    http://accountantsipswich.co.uk/2011/04/26/choosing-an-accountant/

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  29. Robert Craven03 May, 2011 08:51

    For a services business, like a law firm, a blog trumps a website - http://bit.ly/jJByBI - like a warm-up act for my forthcoming book

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  30. Robert Craven03 May, 2011 08:53

    The death of the billable hour?: http://t.co/zGvV1Lz - more warm-up for the forthcoming book!

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  31. Robert Craven03 May, 2011 08:55

    ThE Crowsd in the cloud - even more warm-up
    http://intelligentchallenge.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/the-crowd-in-the-cloud/

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  32. Robert Craven03 May, 2011 08:57

    and finally today
    Accountants, are you clear on your core service offerings? http://bit.ly/jIDeju

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  33. Robert Craven06 May, 2011 06:35

    Dawn of the #Accountant #Adviser http://bit.ly/ka9Koh

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  34. Irene09 May, 2011 08:58

    Do you know who your accountant really is? - http://tinyurl.com/3b3vfvk

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  35. Tom09 May, 2011 12:47

    Great article for #accountants to re-think selling RT @ThisIsSethsBlog Selling vs. inviting http://bit.ly/iW68pi

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  36. Robert Craven09 May, 2011 23:04

    ... and PR agencies:

    15 Essential Social Media Tools for PR Agencies http://bit.ly/jjJunm

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  37. Nick Goddard22 June, 2011 11:57

    Great idea, having so many links on one blog - thanks

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  38. Robert Craven22 June, 2011 13:07

    Thank you.

    RC
     

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  39. DavidG26 September, 2011 09:52

    Looking forward to the new book

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