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Sturgeon

Sturgeon’s 10% of Practices

If a Purple Cow practice is not achievable, then being part of Sturgeon’s 10% of practices would still be a worthy goal. This would ...
practice investment

Practice Sin 1 – Failing to Reinvest in the Practice

The number 1 sin for an accounting practice is failing to reinvest in the practice. There can be the temptation in business to run ...
strategic planning

Importance of Strategic Planning

A business strategic plan details the methods by which a business sets out to achieve its objectives. Typically a business strategy will cover a ...
SMSF options

SMSF Advice Options

At June 2015 the ATO advised that there were 556,998 self-managed super funds in Australia with 1,049,840 members. During the 2015 financial year 32,073 ...
stuck in the middle

Accounting Practices Stuck in the Middle

According to Michael Porter the worst strategic error is to be stuck in the middle, or to try simultaneously to pursue all the strategies ...
purple cow in field

A Purple Cow Practice

‘Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable’ is a 2003 book by Seth Godin. The book advocates that companies produce remarkable products and ...
cost leadership accounting

The Cost Leadership Model is not Profitable

The overall cost leadership model is not a profitable strategy for accounting practices for four reasons: Practices with no staff where the principals do ...
business structure

How Should I Structure My New Business

When clients come in to see me about starting a new business they have many different questions depending on the type and size of ...
small business

What I Want from My Tax Accountant as a Small Business Owner

I run a digital marketing business, Pixelpi. As a small business owner, I don’t have a lot of time to spend on accounting. In ...