Monthly Archives: November 2013

UK growth ahead – Accountants Haines Watts and Grant Thornton research UK business growth prospects and optimism

Haines Watts has just released its latest Growth research into over a thousand (1,019) UK small and medium sized owner-managed businesses - to explore UK business growth prospects. The conclusion would appear to be that UK SME OMB are quietly and cautiously confident about the future. International research from Grant Thornton supports Read More

2013-11-29T16:09:43+00:00November 29, 2013|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Statistics and trends|

Law firm financial benchmarking – report for small and medium sized solicitor practices from NatWest

In October, NatWest Bank produced a free law firm financial benchmarking report on the profits being made by law firms outside the UK’s top 100. It shows that law firms with profits below £25m are struggling to turn fees into real profit. The report, authored by well-known law firm finance Read More

2013-11-22T11:26:30+00:00November 21, 2013|Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Statistics and trends|

Book review: “How to win friends and influence people” by Dale Carnegie – Still a valuable guide

I first read "How to win friends and influence people" way back in January 1984. That’s nearly 30 years ago (the book was actually written back in 1938). It had a profound effect on me - despite the fact that I am a psychologist and have read thousands of books Read More

Instant Mobile Market Research software – For lawyers, accountants and surveyors needing fast and affordable consumer research

I came across this new mobile software service that would be really helpful in allowing professional firms to undertake consumer research either a) to inform their future strategies or b) to obtain material on which to base thought leadership-type promotional campaigns using White Papers or articles and blogs. Upinion - Read More

2013-11-05T18:37:24+00:00November 5, 2013|Accountants, Lawyers, Marketing, Property|
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