# Starter Package #### ESS BIZTOOLS Blogs [ 1st Dec, 2021![Implementing Systemisation - Session 2 Accountant’s Role Is A Bit Like A ‘Financial Sherlock Holmes’](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am300-3.jpg) Implementing Systemisation - Session 2 Accountant’s Role Is A Bit Like A ‘Financial Sherlock Holmes’ Accountant's Minute 300 Andrew Geddes, Accounting Industry Coach and former Chair of Greencross Ltd, a Top 200 ASX company joined Peter Towers, Managing Director, ESS BIZTOOLS for a discussion in Session 2 of the ESS BIZTOO… - Tags: [Debtors' Days Outstanding](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Debtors'%20Days%20Outstanding) | [Key Performance Indicators](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Key%20Performance%20Indicators) | [Scaling Up](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Scaling%20Up) | [SME Needs' Analysis](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/SME%20Needs'%20Analysis) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/implementing-systemisation-session-2-accountant-s-role-is-a-bit-like-a-financial-sherlock-holmes) [ 29th Nov, 2021![Implementing Systemisation - Session 1 Reflection on ESS BIZTOOLS’ Systemisation Journey](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am299.jpg) Implementing Systemisation - Session 1 Reflection on ESS BIZTOOLS’ Systemisation Journey Accountant's Minute 299 SYSTEMISING BUSINESS ADVISORY SERVICES In last week’s ESS BIZTOOLS’ Business Advisory Services Podcast – “Systemising Business Advisory Services”, Peter Towers, Managing Director, ESS BIZTOOLS discu… - Tags: ["Selling the Message" (Brad Smart)](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/%22Selling%20the%20Message%22%20(Brad%20Smart)) | [Amanda Gascoigne Consulting (Amanda Gascoigne)](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Amanda%20Gascoigne%20Consulting%20(Amanda%20Gascoigne)) | [Beyond Accounting Technologies (Paul Barnaby)](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Beyond%20Accounting%20Technologies%20(Paul%20Barnaby)) | [Blackstone Business Group (Jordan Lowry)](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Blackstone%20Business%20Group%20(Jordan%20Lowry)) | [Cloud Nine Associates (Priscilla Bea Smith)](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Cloud%20Nine%20Associates%20(Priscilla%20Bea%20Smith)) | [Smithink (Mark Holton)](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Smithink%20(Mark%20Holton)) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/implementing-systemisation-session-1-reflection-on-ess-biztools-systemisation-journey) [ 10th Sep, 2021![Creating New Services & Effective Communications Is Diversification!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am288.jpg) Creating New Services & Effective Communications Is Diversification! Accountant's Minute 288 The question that many accountants have is “Where do you start on the implementation of a diversification strategy?” It starts with a new service and then effectively communicating that you are offe… - Tags: [Beyond Accounting Technologies](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Beyond%20Accounting%20Technologies) | [Budgets](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets) | [Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [PlanGuru](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/PlanGuru) | [Predictive Accounting](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Predictive%20Accounting) | [Projected Balance Sheets](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Projected%20Balance%20Sheets) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/creating-new-services-effective-communications-is-diversification) [ 3rd Sep, 2021![Diversification Includes An Understanding Of Human Resources](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am287.jpg) Diversification Includes An Understanding Of Human Resources Accountant's Minute 287 “The future will be vastly different – we will see some clients receiving diversified services which will create greater value for the client’s business, but also the accounting firm” Jordan Lowry, M… - Tags: Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/diversification-includes-an-understanding-of-human-resources) [ 27th Aug, 2021![Grants Are A Great Diversification Service](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am286.jpg) Grants Are A Great Diversification Service Accountant's Minute 286 One of the obvious diversification strategies that accountants can pursue is to assist SME clients to have a better understanding of the government grants that are available and to assist clients in… - Tags: [Accelerating Commercialisation Grant](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Accelerating%20Commercialisation%20Grant) | [Business Growth Grants](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Growth%20Grants) | [Entrepreneurs' Program](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Entrepreneurs'%20Program) | [Export Market Development Grant](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Export%20Market%20Development%20Grant) | [Predictive Accounting](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Predictive%20Accounting) | [Research & Development](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Research?Development=) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/grants-are-a-great-diversification-service) [ 20th Aug, 2021![Diversifying Accountancy Services - Why?](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am285.jpg) Diversifying Accountancy Services - Why? Accountant's Minute 285 The CommBank Accounting Market Pulse Report, a few months ago, commented that only 5% of the accounting firms that were surveyed for the production of the report “will not be diversifying services in… - Tags: [CommBank Accounting Market Pulse Report](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/CommBank%20Accounting%20Market%20Pulse%20Report) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/diversifying-accountancy-services-why) [ 13th Aug, 2021![Predictive Accounting - An Outstanding Diversified Service!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am284.jpg) Predictive Accounting - An Outstanding Diversified Service! Accountant's Minute 284 Predictive Accounting enables accountants to utilise their skills to assist SME clients to navigate future problems in addition to recording the financial history of what has already occurred. … - Tags: [Beyond Accounting Technologies](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Beyond%20Accounting%20Technologies) | [CommBank Accounting Market Pulse](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/CommBank%20Accounting%20Market%20Pulse) | [PlanGuru](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/PlanGuru) | [Predictive Accounting](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Predictive%20Accounting) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/predictive-accounting-an-outstanding-diversified-service) [ 6th Aug, 2021![Product Packages Assist Diversification](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am283.jpg) Product Packages Assist Diversification Accountant's Minute 283 What is your firm’s point of difference? From a SMEs’ point of view most accountancy firms look the same – the majority provide a service relating to the preparation of annual financial account… - Tags: [Accelerating Commercialisation Grant](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Accelerating%20Commercialisation%20Grant) | [Key Performance Indicators](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Key%20Performance%20Indicators) | [Research and Development](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Research%20and%20Development) | [The CommBank Accounting Market Pulse](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/The%20CommBank%20Accounting%20Market%20Pulse) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/product-packages-assist-diversification) [ 2nd Aug, 2021![Diversification of Services Assisted by Outstanding Support Offers](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am282.jpg) Diversification of Services Assisted by Outstanding Support Offers Accountant's Minute 282 According to the recent report released by CommBank Accounting Market Pulse, diversification of services is a major objective by accountancy firms all over Australia this financial year. ESS BIZTOOL… - Tags: [Accelerating Commercialisation Grant](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Accelerating%20Commercialisation%20Grant) | [Amanda Gascoigne Consulting](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Amanda%20Gascoigne%20Consulting) | [Beyond Accounting Technology](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Beyond%20Accounting%20Technology) | [Blackstone Business Group](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Blackstone%20Business%20Group) | [Cloud Nine Associates](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Cloud%20Nine%20Associates) | [CommBank Accounting Market Pulse](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/CommBank%20Accounting%20Market%20Pulse) | [Predictive Accounting](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Predictive%20Accounting) | [Selling the Message](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Selling%20the%20Message) | [Smithink](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Smithink) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/diversification-of-services-assisted-by-outstanding-support-offers) [ 23rd Jul, 2021![Packages To Help Introduce Business Advisory Services](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am281.jpg) Packages To Help Introduce Business Advisory Services Accountant's Minute 281 One of our Affiliates has agreed to support professional firms who subscribe to ESS BIZTOOLS’ Special Package Offers before 6th August 2021 with ten packages being available to the first ten new subs… - Tags: [Business Advisory Services Implementation Training](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Advisory%20Services%20Implementation%20Training) | [Predictive Accounting](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Predictive%20Accounting) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/packages-to-help-introduce-business-advisory-services) [ 14th Jul, 2021![Debtors’ Management – A Key Business Advisory Services Product](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am279.jpg) Debtors’ Management – A Key Business Advisory Services Product Accountant's Minute 279 Happy New Financial Year! - Monday 12th July 2021 Debtors Management - A Key Business Advisory Services Product “Longest debtors’ days outstanding in the world!” This dubious title was… - Tags: [Accounting Market Pulse Report](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Accounting%20Market%20Pulse%20Report) | [Beyond Accounting Technologies](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Beyond%20Accounting%20Technologies) | [Longest debtors' days outstanding](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Longest%20debtors'%20days%20outstanding) | [PlanGuru](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/PlanGuru) | [Predictive Accounting](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Predictive%20Accounting) | [Selling the Message](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Selling%20the%20Message) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/debtors-management-a-key-business-advisory-services-product) [ 2nd Jul, 2021![Predictive Accounting - 3-Way Forecasting Adds Real Value](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am278.jpg) Predictive Accounting - 3-Way Forecasting Adds Real Value Accountant's Minute 278 Predictive Accounting - 3 Way Forecasting Adds Real Value The process of the preparation of a three-way financial forecast, which is known as “Predictive Accounting”, adds real value to the input th… - Tags: [Budget](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budget) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Cashflow Forecast](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Cashflow%20Forecast) | [PlanGuru](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/PlanGuru) | [Predictive Accounting](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Predictive%20Accounting) | [Projected Balance Sheet](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Projected%20Balance%20Sheet) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/predictive-accounting-3-way-forecasting-adds-real-value) [ 30th Jun, 2021![Goodbye 2020/21!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am277.jpg) Goodbye 2020/21! Accountant's Minute 277 The financial year commenced with significant challenges for businesses, governments and accountants trying to assist clients to survive the challenges of COVID-19. At 30th June 2021, 12,000,000 peo… - Tags: [Business Advisory Services Implementation Training](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Advisory%20Services%20Implementation%20Training) | [Predictive Accounting](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Predictive%20Accounting) | [Programme](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Programme) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/goodbye-2020-21) [ 28th Jun, 2021![Business Advisory Services Implementation - It’s Time!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am276.jpg) Business Advisory Services Implementation - It’s Time! Accountant's Minute 276 It’s the end of 2020/21 and the beginning of 2021/22. The CommBank Accounting Market Pulse Report has identified that most accountancy firms will be implementing a broader range of services.&nb… - Tags: [Predictive Accounting](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Predictive%20Accounting) | [Retail Pricing Calculator](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Retail%20Pricing%20Calculator) | [Tradies Charge Out Rate Calculator](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Tradies%20Charge%20Out%20Rate%20Calculator) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/business-advisory-services-implementation-it-s-time) [ 18th Jun, 2021![It’s Time!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am275.jpg) It’s Time! Accountant's Minute 275 Business Advisory Services has been talked about for the last decade and has got a little bit closer to becoming a mainstream accounting industry service each year, over that 10 year period. The Com… - Tags: [Achieve Targeted Profit](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Achieve%20Targeted%20Profit) | [CommBank Accounting Market Pulse Report](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/CommBank%20Accounting%20Market%20Pulse%20Report) | [Professional Service Firms’ Charge Out Rate Calculated](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Professional%20Service%20Firms%E2%80%99%20Charge%20Out%20Rate%20Calculated) | [Retail Businesses’ Product Mixes And Mark-Ups To](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Retail%20Businesses%E2%80%99%20Product%20Mixes%20And%20Mark-Ups%20To) | [To Achieve Targeted Profit](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/To%20Achieve%20Targeted%20Profit) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/it-s-time) [ 15th Jun, 2021![Diversifying Services - What Is Your Firm’s Strategy](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am274.jpg) Diversifying Services - What Is Your Firm’s Strategy Accountant's Minute 274 The CommBank Accounting Market Pulse report released early in May 2021 identified that the firms that the review team had identified as “leading firms” are “looking to boost staff numbers which refle… - Tags: [business advisory services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/business%20advisory%20services) | [Business Plus Newsletter](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plus%20Newsletter) | [CommBank Accounting Market Pulse Report](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/CommBank%20Accounting%20Market%20Pulse%20Report) | [Diversifying Services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Diversifying%20Services) | [Professional Services Firm Charge Out Rate Calculator](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Professional%20Services%20Firm%20Charge%20Out%20Rate%20Calculator) | [Retailer product Mix and Markup Calculator](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Retailer%20product%20Mix%20and%20Markup%20Calculator) | [Tradies Charge Out Rate Calculator](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Tradies%20Charge%20Out%20Rate%20Calculator) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/diversifying-services-what-is-your-firm-s-strategy) [ 7th Jun, 2021![Diversifying Services - Predictive Accounting](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am273.jpg) Diversifying Services - Predictive Accounting Accountant's Minute 273 Accountants who are committed to offering a broader range of diversified services, known as “Business Advisory Services”, to SME clients need to assist those clients in planning their future. Busine… - Tags: [business advisory services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/business%20advisory%20services) | [Cashflow Forecast](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Cashflow%20Forecast) | [Financial Picture](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Financial%20Picture) | [Predicted Balance Sheets](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Predicted%20Balance%20Sheets) | [Predictive Accounting](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Predictive%20Accounting) | [Profit & Loss Forecast](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Profit?Loss_Forecast=) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/diversifying-services-predictive-accounting) [ 31st May, 2021![Business Advisory Services - Where Do You Start?](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/am272.jpg) Business Advisory Services - Where Do You Start? Accountant's Minute 272 Preparation is important and not trying to answer all potential questions about “Business Advisory Services” at the very beginning. Business advisory services is basically supplying to small busines… - Tags: [Business Advisory Services Starter Package](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Advisory%20Services%20Starter%20Package) | [Leadership Strategies](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Leadership%20Strategies) | [Marketing Strategies](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Marketing%20Strategies) | [SME Needs' Analysis](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/SME%20Needs'%20Analysis) | [Team Training](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Team%20Training) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/business-advisory-services-where-do-you-start)