by Rob Pillans | Dec 17, 2020 | Articles
Oh 2020, we held such high hopes for you, but you really have not performed as expected! Although many people would like to forget 2020, no doubt it will be talked about for many years to come. As we approach the end of 2020, which has been dominated by a pandemic,...
by Rob Pillans | Nov 18, 2020 | Articles
Accountants, lawyers, engineers, architects and other firms are collectively referred to as professional service or services firms. Note the word “service” here and consider what that means to you. Or more particularly what it means to your clients. I want to share...
by admin | Oct 20, 2020 | Articles, Planning
Succession could be defined as the process by which the current owner/s of a firm transition and handover ownership to new owner/s. When I say handover I don’t mean for free! The usual situation will be a sale of equity to new owners, often on a stepped basis over a...
by Rob Pillans | Sep 23, 2020 | Articles
I’ve been working in and with accounting firms for thirty plus years and one of the things I’ve observed is just how important having a good shareholder agreement is. For some firms this will be known as a partnership agreement because they operate as a partnership,...
by Rob Pillans | Sep 23, 2020 | Articles
I’ve regularly observed within accounting and other professional firms that some people just seem to have the knack for getting more things done. Each person has the same number of hours in the day and yet some are clearly kicking more goals and seen as high...
