by James McBrearty | Sep 7, 2012 | Blog
Following on from my blog post ‘I know what I did this summer’, here is a video version for my September ‘from the office’ update:
by James McBrearty | Sep 5, 2012 | Blog, From the office, Self-employed, Start-up, Video blog (vlog)
My second book has just been published – Power Climb: Growing your small business. In the past you could keep doing what you had always done, and expect to get the same results you had always got… Unfortunately this is no longer the case in business...
by James McBrearty | Sep 4, 2012 | Blog, From the office, Video blog (vlog)
The competition ran over the summer, to enter all people had to do was refer someone to us. The winner was chosen from the eligible entries, I’m pleased to announce that Nick Meade from all seasons gardening was the winner. I am in touch with Nick to arrange to...
by James McBrearty | Sep 1, 2012 | Blog, Video blog (vlog)
If you are shooting video for your business, then perhaps a teleprompter could help – and a simple one can even be made for free. I’ve shot quite a few videos now, if you are reading from a script then it can be obvious on the video if you’re not...
by James McBrearty | Aug 31, 2012 | Blog, Personal tax, Video blog (vlog)
You are most likely aware of the Association of Taxation Technicians(ATT), as they set the benchmark in technical education and qualification for taxation technicians. It is the leading professional body for qualified taxation technicians who specialise in complying...
by James McBrearty | Aug 30, 2012 | Blog, Self-employed, Start-up, Video blog (vlog)
You might think this is a simple question, based on how much they charge for the meeting… You will be pleased to find that the majority of accountants don’t actually charge for an initial meeting, however there is an additional cost that you may not have...
by James McBrearty | Aug 29, 2012 | Blog
Many people that run their own business find that, because they love their business, they end up spending a lot of time on it. For those of us who are inspired by our business, this doesn’t seem like ‘work’ such as a 9 to 5 but it is still important...
by James McBrearty | Aug 29, 2012 | Blog
In 2009 I had some professional videos shot for the website, which have had great results. You will have seen that over the summer I have been creating a fair amount of my own video content on my YouTube channel. I also had some more professional videos shot in...
by James McBrearty | Aug 28, 2012 | Blog, Personal tax, Self-employed, Start-up, Video blog (vlog)
When you hear the term accountant you may already have an image and think that you know what this is… …however things are not always as they seem, and there can in fact be large differences between them:
by James McBrearty | Aug 27, 2012 | Blog, From the office
People can think that the summer is a quiet time, with the holiday season upon us. It’s also a great time to forge ahead with projects though. I made a list at the start of the summer – and over July & August have been able to achieve several goals...
by James McBrearty | Aug 27, 2012 | Blog
There are some people who may have been ignoring tax for some time, not too concerned as perhaps friends and the ‘pub experts’ may have misinformed them. However in 2012 we are seeing four areas developing that will combine for some people to create the...
by James McBrearty | Aug 25, 2012 | Blog, Self-employed, Start-up, Video blog (vlog)
The E-Myth is my number one top rated book I recommend for anyone in business or considering starting. In this video I review the book and one of the concepts that has made a great difference to me:
