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📚 WH Smith best selling author 🎤 International keynote speaker 👨💼 Own some businesses, do some charity work, serve on boards 🏡
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Keeping your focus in changing times | Sage Member Masterclass UK
As someone who has owned and operated various businesses in the last twenty years, I know that change can be a constant thorn in any business owners side. It’s something I’ve had to battle against, willingly and unwillingly, and it seems to just keep cropping up! In this article, I’d like to share some of the things I’ve learned along the way when it comes to change, and how to keep focus on the important things.
8 Ways to support your clients during uncertain times |… | Ignition
Having been in practice for 25 years, I’ve seen the good times and the bad – changes to legislation, business-friendly (and unfriendly) budgets, the Dotcom boom and the financial crash. While external events happen all the time, I think it’s safe to say the uncertainty at the moment – politically, economically, and socially – hasn’t been matched in that time and is resulting in a scary time for many business owners.
The answer to the skills shortage is in your hands
Whether you work in industry, practice or the public sector, those of us in the accounting profession know there is a skills shortage facing the sector. We are all getting older, technology is moving faster, and there simply are not enough skilled new learners entering our profession to help address the talent shortage that we are already experiencing. This is not a new trend.
Sage Book Club: 5 books to help you boss it in 2021
At Sage, we help business owners and accountants alike to boss their finances. We’ve teamed up with small business expert Carl Reader so he can share his top five books that will help you boss it in 2021 (and beyond). One way Carl suggests you can boss it is by letting someone else do the jobs you don’t know how to do, such as hiring an accountant to do your accounting or automating your processes. Business can be tough, so let these books be your guide… 1.
The art of planning, an extract from Boss It by Carl Reader
If you’ve conceived a new idea, whether for a new product line, a reorganization, or even an entirely new business; there comes a time when you need to take the ideas and start forming a tactical plan. Planning is often the area that I see business owners let themselves down. Sometimes they use planning as a useful way of avoiding ‘real work’, and continually update their goal lists and business plans without taking action.
BOSS IT with Carl Reader
Here's why I took nearly two months out from the podcast... 13:22 September 10, 2021 Nearly SPEECHLESS! Nearly... Well, I didn't expect this curveball. Listen in to this chat between me and Nick Elston, where we talk about all sorts of things. And you'll see that sometimes, you have no idea of the impact you have. 01:01:35 July 13, 2021 Many of us have a book in us. Or a bucket list entry to write one. Sometime.
FREEDOM! And some tips to smash your next Video Call
FREEDOM! And some tips to smash your next Video Call So, we've finally been able to recharge, in the sun, eating outside, and doing some non essential shopping... but video calls are something that have been the bane of our lives and might not go away. I talk about the way we can take advantage of our new found freedoms in England, and how we can make video calls work for us all whilst the world is still a little crazy.
Explainer: The problems with taking on staff
Explainer: The problems with taking on staff In this episode, I share the main problems with the way that businesses take on staff. What I've seen in my own businesses, and in others. And what I now do differently. Inspired by a conversation today at a book club that I spoke at.
Off the Page: Create a career you love despite an uncertain job market
Do you feel trapped in your job? Whether you’re stuck in a job you don't actually like, dreaming of ditching the 9 to 5, or have unexpectedly become unemployed, don’t let a challenging job market determine your career choices. Drawing on their personal and professional experience,Amina Aitsi-Selmi and Carl Readerwill show you how to create a career you love.
BOSS IT
by Carl Reader The world is becoming self-employed at a rapid rate – one in seven of us in the UK are now self-employed. New book BOSS IT is a step-by-step guide to turn your dreams into reality and become your own boss. In this highly practical book, serial entrepreneur Carl Reader provides exactly the fire and guidance you need to get started.
Boss It
Get a FREE ebook with your print copy so you can start reading immediately. Select the "bundle" option to get yours. T+Cs apply. Control Your Time, Your Income and Your Life Call the shots, run the show and be in charge of your own life with this energizing and helpful guide to starting your own business.
Author's timely guide to becoming your own boss hits right note as jobless rates rise
Carl Reader rewrote his book after the full effects of the pandemic became evident Entrepreneur Carl Reader, author of Boss It, started his career working as a hairdresser when he was a teenager earning £31.50 a week. Courtesy Carl Reader Writing a book about how to become your own boss could not have come at a better time for British author Carl Reader.
5 Services Accountants Should & Could Be Offering Right Now
By Carl Reader - Chairman at d&t and Head of Accounting (EMEA) at Practice Ignition Today what I wanted to do was really a follow-on from my last piece that I did for Accounting Web where I covered 3 ways accounting firms can handle the current COVID-19 crisis and what to do next. And this time I wanted to talk about what we can do for our clients, and what specifically can we help them with right now? Now I believe that this very broadly can be broken down into five key areas.
3 Ways Accounting Firms Can Handle The Current COVID-19 Crisis (And What To Do Next!)
By Carl Reader - Chairman at d&t and Head of Accounting (EMEA) at Practice Ignition We're in unprecedented times right now, both in the accounting profession and the county as a whole. So today what I wanted to do was to talk about the current crisis that we find ourselves in, and really give three nuggets of advice that I would give to any firm reaching out to me wanting to know how to handle this, and what to do next. You can watch the video or continue reading below... 1.
The Carl Reader Show: Interview with Iona Bain
34 min Iona Bain is the founder of The Young Money Blog. In this podcast episode, Iona talks about her music career, freelancing and writing about money! On her blog, Iona gives young people advice on how to better manage their money, based on lessons she's learnt herself. As a full time musician, it was pure luck that would get that 'big break'. Iona then started writing about managing money because she wanted to do something where she got recognition for her hard work.
Why a business should change its messaging to enter a new market
Google by its very design revolves around freedom of information, knowledge and discovery. However, the company is reportedly “working on a censored search engine” in order to re-enter China. This is said to have prompted 1,400 Google employees to sign a petition for an ethics review structure. One of the unfortunate things about global expansion is the need to change.
“Foolish and deluded” - European professionals reveal how they really feel about Brexit
Despite Brexit looming ahead like a malevolent presence invisible to the human eye, nobody truly knows what’s going on but the thoughts of UK entrepreneurs and politicians certainly aren’t in short supply nonetheless. To offer a different perspective on the development, Crown World Mobility, the global talent consultancy, has surveyed workers at companies that offer international duties.
Why is Brexit good for SMEs and export?
Whilst it’s rare to hear a pro-Brexit voice in business circles, it’s also rare to hear an analysis that looks to the future, not the past. It would be easy to say British exporters are performing better than before due to the weak pound but it’s just a symptom of the uncertainty that will prevail for the next few years. Long term I believe there’s a strong case for UK plc flourishing.
Transitioning from employee to owner
Today, an astonishing five and a half million Brits – that’s one in seven of us – run their own business. Self-employment is now, more than ever before, a realistic dream for millions. If you’re considering ditching the day job and starting your own business, it’s important to first establish whether you are the right person to be in business.
Starting A Business? Questions To Ask Yourself
If you have a dream of starting your own business, you’re not alone. Every year, more and more people give up the day job to make the leap into self-employment. 99% of businesses in the UK are small businesses, and with a massive 80 companies formed every hour, the traditional path of sticking to the rat race for your entire working life now has serious competition. But is self-employment the right decision for you?
Business As Usual - When “Usual” Changes |
Business today is in many ways different to business fifty years ago, ten years ago – even five years ago. Every business operating today is affected by the changes, and it amazes me how few people are aware of the impact these changes will make. There’s a definite shift in customers’ focus. No longer are they looking for the ‘cheapest’ or the (completely subjective) ‘best’.
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