Providing for the Space Between – Lubricating Business
I’ve always been a little dubious about accountants as business advisers. Most accountants I’ve dealt with in the past have been very reactionary and much more interested in compliance than in being a true “embedded adviser” to the business. It was for this reason that I was initially sceptical about Xero’s strategy of using accountants [...]
Just Because You Can Does Not Mean You Should
Back in the early 90’s I was an SAP Consultant with pretty good system / functional knowledge but not much corporate business experience. I remember proudly showing my client all the myriad ways they could define payment terms and how they would benefit from delaying vendor payments to the last minute but just in time [...]
