by Rob Pillans | Apr 23, 2020 | Articles, Business Strategy, Strategy
Now is the time for accountants to shine…… and for a light to be shone on the important role accountants play in the economy. When I was a young Chartered Accountant at Price Waterhouse I worked in the UK for a “busy season”. I was struck at the time by how highly...
by admin | Mar 17, 2020 | Articles, Planning
Bushfires, floods and a pandemic. Most people could never have imagined just how challenging the start to 2020 would be. The hot topic right now is of course COVID-19 / Corona Virus with the situation very fluid. I was involved in quite a detailed conversation with...
by Rob Pillans | Sep 24, 2019 | Articles, Payroll
I was prompted to think more about this by a report that a few weeks out from the deadline for the adoption of Single Touch Payroll 50% of businesses are yet to register! Some firms have been providing payroll services to clients for many years. Some have concluded it...
by Rob Pillans | Jul 22, 2019 | Articles, Business Strategy
I attended the AICPA Engage conference in Las Vegas from Monday 10 June to Thursday 13 June. The conference offered hundreds of sessions across technical and non-technical topics and was attended by about 4,000 accountants, mostly from the USA. I attended two sessions...
by Rob Pillans | Feb 1, 2019 | Articles, Marketing
Are your products and services easy to understand and buy? In the space of a week I’ve had two very different experiences which have made me think about how important it is for business to make it easy to actually do business with them. I have a long held belief that...
