by James McBrearty | Oct 18, 2012 | Blog, From the office, Video blog (vlog)
As you can see, this month I was out of the office when I recorded my video:
by James McBrearty | Oct 10, 2012 | Blog, From the office, Video blog (vlog)
My most popular blog post is ‘downtime & the self-employed’, so after working through July & August it was time to take my own advice and a few days off. It was also a good opportunity to shoot my next series of video blogs, outside of my studio....
by James McBrearty | Sep 23, 2012 | Blog, From the office, Video blog (vlog)
In my last blog post I promised to report on the iPhone 5’s video blogging capabilities, below is my first video blog shot using the iPhone 5 – a promo for my upcoming blog posting that will be published here on Tuesday. This video was shot using the...
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 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 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:
by James McBrearty | Aug 10, 2012 | Blog, From the office, Networking, Self-employed, Start-up, Video blog (vlog)
People usually comment on how I appear to be online all the time 24/7. I’m not actually, but have developed a knack of reclaiming what would otherwise be lost time – between meetings/etc thanks to a smartphone. In this video I share some tips you may want...
by James McBrearty | Aug 9, 2012 | Blog, Networking, Self-employed, Start-up, Video blog (vlog)
Many of us will have heard that expression, but in order to know someone you have to know something personal about them. We have all achieved things we are proud of, but may not tell people in the mistaken belief that it could be considered bragging. But, sharing...