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Alternative Reasons For Agency Time Tracking

Alternative Reasons For Agency Time Tracking

Agencies typically record timesheets to measure job profitability, recoverability and employee utilisation but there is so much more value you can get. I’m finding that the majority of smaller and newer agencies aren’t tracking time and I get it, no one likes...

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Planning for corporation tax

Planning for corporation tax

Around a quarter of the companies in the UK have a December year-end, and most of those will have only seen their 2022 year-end results and corporation tax liability shortly before last weekend’s deadline for filing annual accounts and paying corporation tax....

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Tailored management accounts for agencies

Tailored management accounts for agencies

There’s not a lot of point in having quarterly or monthly management accounts prepared unless they’re tailored to your industry to provide clear insight into your financial health and operating performance. Prospects have provided me with their recently prepared...

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How to improve an agency’s job profitabilty

How to improve an agency’s job profitabilty

Job profitability is a key driver of an agency's success and financial health. It enables financial stability, growth, competitiveness, the ability to provide quality services to clients and an enjoyable experience for employees, making it an essential consideration...

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Beware of the agency vanity metrics

Beware of the agency vanity metrics

You’ve heard the phrase that starts ‘turnover is vanity’ many times. When it comes to agencies, staff headcount and number of clients could be included with turnover. When we accountants first meet a prospect, we’ll often ask for these numbers but we’re trying to...

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Investing in training – the agency dilemma

Investing in training – the agency dilemma

A simple conversation on learning and development can typify the dilemma. Consider the following exchange that often occurs between a larger agency’s Managing Director (MD) or CEO and its Finance Director (FD) or Chief Financial Officer (CFO): FD/CFO: “What if we pay...

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Why agencies should consider hiring apprentices

Why agencies should consider hiring apprentices

This week marks National Apprenticeship Week, a time for agencies to explore the incredible benefits of employing apprentices as a means to nurture and develop junior staff, filling crucial skills gaps while offering a viable alternative to internships. Through a...

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