Video – James McBrearty’s new book: Power Climb

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 – unless you are continually looking to improve you […]

Video – taxhelp.uk.com summer 2012 competition winner

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 present the prize in person, as […]

Video – How to make a free teleprompter

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 looking straight into the camera… […]

Video – The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT)

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 with UK tax obligations, compliance services and related activities. I have been a member of the ATT […]

Video – What does it cost to see an accountant?

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 counted — your time:

Video – Why downtime is important for entrepreneurs

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 to make sure that you […]

Using professional video – Mike Daly @vidSeoCompany

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 August, with Mike Daly from greatvideo.co.uk. […]

Video – What exactly is an accountant?

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:

I know what I did this summer…

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 – ready for things to […]

Video – I predicted a perfect storm for tax in 2012

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 ‘Perfect Storm’:

Video Review: The E-Myth by Michael Gerber

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: