Apps for accountants: practicalities
Accounting apps can save time or help your accountancy firm provide value added services. Looking at what's on the market and sorting the wheat from
Keeping your business sale on track
So you’ve spent years building a business and have decided it’s time to sell up. It’s your opportunity to capitalise on your hard work; perhaps
15 years: looking back and looking forward
24 June 2019 - it's 15 years since I set up Camrose Consulting. During that time, my focus has been on helping clients meet their commercial
Where did the money go? A financial investigation
A while back Graham (as I’ll call him) approached me for some help. Graham was the lead investor for a group of business angels. 6
Getting a fresh perspective
Like many other business owners I love what I do and my clients’ needs are my main focus. This means some other things don’t always
Projects: 10 tips for getting better outcomes
Have you or a client ever been involved in a project which hasn’t achieved its objectives or where there’s been a big cost overrun? If
What’s happening below your business radar?
Below the radar of other businesses Yearly private sector losses through fraud are estimated at £140bn in a recent survey*. Many fraud prevention measures also
Getting spreadsheets to add value as well as numbers
Spreadsheets can be used in almost any part of a business. While accountants feature highly among users, Excel’s ease of use at a basic level
Ethics by Design – smaller business reflections
I recently attended a thought provoking conference, Ethics by Design, on the topic of fostering ethical culture in organisations. Ethics pays The morning session was
Management accounts – do yours ‘speak to you’?
Selling a business will put its numbers under close scrutiny. Buyers want to gain an understanding of business drivers and expectations of future performance. Having
Selling a business? Ready for a balancing act?
Selling a business is not an everyday event. In fact it is not uncommon for it to be a once in a life time experience. Like
Risk indicators for smaller businesses
When things go pear shaped in business people look back and often see that there were warning signs. Hindsight is a wonderful thing! Smaller businesses v