# Chief Financial Officer Services #### ESS BIZTOOLS Blogs [ 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) [ 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) [ 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) [ 26th Feb, 2021![Predictive Accounting Services Required By Businesses](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/AM261.jpg) Predictive Accounting Services Required By Businesses Accountant's Minute 261 Many businesses are facing an uncertain economic future and will be looking to their accountants/business advisors/bookkeepers to give them advice as to what the future holds for them. The… - Tags: [Key Performance Indicators](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Key%20Performance%20Indicators) | [PlanGuru](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/PlanGuru) | [Predictive Accounting](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Predictive%20Accounting) | [Research and Development](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Research%20and%20Development) | [Selling the Message](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Selling%20the%20Message) | [SME Needs' Analysis](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/SME%20Needs'%20Analysis) | [Succession Planning](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Succession%20Planning) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/predictive-accounting-services-required-by-businesses) [ 5th Feb, 2021![Corporate Communications - A Skill Accountants Need In This New Business Environment!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2021/AM258.jpg) Corporate Communications - A Skill Accountants Need In This New Business Environment! Accountant's Minute 258 In the past, many accountants were not called upon to be able to display outstanding communication skills, but in the era that we are now in accountants, who wish to broaden their work activities to… - Tags: [Business Advisory Services Training](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Advisory%20Services%20Training) | [COVID-19](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/COVID-19) | [Fair Work Australia](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Fair%20Work%20Australia) | [Research & Development](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Research?Development=) | [Workplace Health & Safety](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Workplace%20Health?Safety=) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/corporate-communications-a-skill-accountants-need-in-this-new-business-environment) [ 18th Dec, 2020![Predictive Accounting Will Help Plan 2021](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2020/AM256.jpg) Predictive Accounting Will Help Plan 2021 Accountant's Minute 256 In our last Business Advisory Services Webinars/Conversation for 2020 Peter Towers, Managing Director, ESS BIZTOOLS and Paul Barnaby, Managing Director, Beyond Accounting Technologies and Australasia… - Tags: [Budget](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budget) | [Cashflow Forecast](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Cashflow%20Forecast) | [Predictive Accounting](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Predictive%20Accounting) | [Profit & Loss Account](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Profit?Loss_Account=) | [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-will-help-plan-2021) [ 19th Nov, 2020![Business Advisory Services Profile Very High](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2020/AM252.jpg) Business Advisory Services Profile Very High Accountant's Minute 252 The Accounting Business Expo was conducted as a virtual conference on Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th November, with one of the most talked about features being the large number of presenters commenting… - Tags: [Accounting Business Expo](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Accounting%20Business%20Expo) | [Accounting Market Pulse](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Accounting%20Market%20Pulse) | [Setting Charge Out Rates For Trades](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Setting%20Charge%20Out%20Rates%20For%20Trades) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/business-advisory-services-profile-very-high) [ 6th Nov, 2020![Are Your Clients Ready For Post COVID-19 Recovery](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2020/am250.jpg) Are Your Clients Ready For Post COVID-19 Recovery Accountant's Minute 250 There are still many challenges ahead for most small businesses and medium-sized enterprises. Many of your clients will have gained an appreciation of the extra services that you can provide to… - Tags: [Budgets](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets) | [Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Chief Financial Officer Services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Chief%20Financial%20Officer%20Services) | [COVID-19](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/COVID-19) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/are-your-clients-ready-for-post-covid-19-recovery) [ 22nd Sep, 2020![Businesses Want Broader Range Of Services To Continue!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2020/AM247.jpg) Businesses Want Broader Range Of Services To Continue! Accountant's Minute 247 “The Australian economy is going to be very reliant on a suitable vaccine for COVID-19 Coronavirus if we are going to get the economy operating as it was in January 2020 once again. In the mean… - Tags: [Crowd Sourced Funding Intermediary](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Intermediary) | [Crowd Sourced Funding Offer Document](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Offer%20Document) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/businesses-want-broader-range-of-services-to-continue) [ 3rd Sep, 2020![Promote Business Advisory Services to Clients Receiving JobKeeper](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2020/AM246.jpg) Promote Business Advisory Services to Clients Receiving JobKeeper Accountant's Minute 246 "The key group of clients that accountants should be promoting the concept of Business Advisory Services to, are any clients who are receiving JobKeeper payments", said Mark Holton, Director, Smithin… - Tags: [COVID-19](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/COVID-19) | [COVID-19 Survival Panel Webinars](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/COVID-19%20Survival%20Panel%20Webinars) | [Marketing](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Marketing) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/promote-business-advisory-services-to-clients-receiving-jobkeeper) [ 6th Aug, 2018![Creating a High Growth, High Value Business Consulting Firm](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2018/am164.jpg) Creating a High Growth, High Value Business Consulting Firm Accountant's Minute 164 Welcome to Accountants Minute. Shouldn’t this be your aim as part of your “Future Proofing” Strategy at the commencement of 2018/19? How many of your clients are giving their cash to an “apparently… - Tags: [business advisory services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/business%20advisory%20services) | [Chief Financial Officer Services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Chief%20Financial%20Officer%20Services) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/creating-a-high-growth-high-value-business-consulting-firm) [ 23rd Jul, 2018![Corporate Governance Awareness Vital for Future Proofing](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2018/AM162.jpg) Corporate Governance Awareness Vital for Future Proofing Accountant's Minute 162 What is corporate governance? Our view is that corporate governance relates to an understanding of business. Many directors do not fully appreciate the wide range of items that they are l… - Tags: [Corporate Governance](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Corporate%20Governance) | [Future Proofing](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Future%20Proofing) | [Section 708](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Section%20708) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/corporate-governance-awareness-vital-for-future-proofing) [ 26th Jun, 2018![Is Your Accountancy Firm Future Proofed](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2018/AM158.jpg) Is Your Accountancy Firm Future Proofed Accountant's Minute 158 Welcome to Accountants Minute. The CommBank Accounting Market Pulse June 2018 identified a number of service lines, outside of traditional accounting/taxation services, in which some accountants are… - Tags: [Corporate Governance](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Corporate%20Governance) | [Future Proofing](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Future%20Proofing) | [Government Grants](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Government%20Grants) | [Personal Property Securities Register](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Personal%20Property%20Securities%20Register) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/is-your-accountancy-firm-future-proofed) [ 13th Jun, 2018![Exploring New Opportunities!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2018/AM-156-EMPSME-008.jpg) Exploring New Opportunities! Accountant's Minute 156 Welcome to Accountants Minute. “Today’s business environment is in a state of flux with some industries extremely buoyant whilst others are floundering.” “Accounting firms service all sectors… - Tags: [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Personal Property Securities Register](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Personal%20Property%20Securities%20Register) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/exploring-new-opportunities) [ 2nd Mar, 2018![What Type of Services do your Clients Want?](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2018/am143.jpg) What Type of Services do your Clients Want? Welcome to Accountants Minute. Surveys conducted by major companies over the last 15 years have all indicated that 75% to 80% of SMEs are looking for a wider range of commercial services to be provi… - Tags: [Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets%20and%20Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Personal Property Securities Register](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Personal%20Property%20Securities%20Register) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/what-type-of-services-do-your-clients-want) [ 26th Feb, 2018![Chief Financial Officer Services - A New Opportunity](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2018/am142.jpg) Chief Financial Officer Services - A New Opportunity The recent announcement of the first group of Crowd-Sourced Funding Intermediaries has clearly signified to the small/medium enterprise community that, at long last, Crowd-Sourced Funding Equity Rais… - Tags: Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/chief-financial-officer-services-a-new-opportunity) [ 7th Aug, 2017![Consultants Training to Deliver Business Advisory Services](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/08/AM123.png) Consultants Training to Deliver Business Advisory Services Consultants’ training to deliver business advisory services is very important if you’re going to meet the challenge of being able to deliver outstanding new products and services for your clients ‘be… - Tags: [business advisory services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/business%20advisory%20services) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Chief Financial Officer Services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Chief%20Financial%20Officer%20Services) | [Personal Property Securities Register](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Personal%20Property%20Securities%20Register) | [SME Needs' Analysis](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/SME%20Needs'%20Analysis) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/consultants-training-to-deliver-business-advisory-services) [ 19th Jul, 2017![Accountants, You Need More Than Marketing Gimmicks in a Business Advisory Services’ Package](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/07/AM120.png) Accountants, You Need More Than Marketing Gimmicks in a Business Advisory Services’ Package Accountants, you need more than marketing gimmicks in a Business Advisory Services’ Package. Whilst marketing and selling skills are important attributes for accountants who are looking to diversify… - Tags: [Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets%20and%20Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [business advisory services](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/business%20advisory%20services) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Risk Management](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Risk%20Management) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountants-you-need-more-than-marketing-gimmicks-in-a-business-advisory-services-package) [ 27th Jun, 2017![Accountants, There Are Plenty of Challenges in 2017/18](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/06/AM117.png) Accountants, There Are Plenty of Challenges in 2017/18 Hello, I’m Peter Towers, Managing Director of ESS BIZTOOLS and ESS BASIP. Welcome to Accountants Minute. Accountants, there are plenty of challenges in 2017/18 and you probably don’t need me t… - Tags: [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountants-there-are-plenty-of-challenges-in-201718) [ 20th Jun, 2017![Accountants, Business Plans are "Real Accountants' Work"](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/06/AM116.png) Accountants, Business Plans are "Real Accountants' Work" Welcome to Accountants Minute. I'm Peter Towers, Managing Director of ESS BIZTOOLS, ESS BASIP and ESS BIZGRANTS. Accountants, business plans are "real accountants' work", and that's what I wan… - Tags: [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Trusted Advisor](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Trusted%20Advisor) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountants-business-plans-are-real-accountants-work) [ 23rd May, 2017 "That's a Great Opportunity for Accountants/Advisers!" This was the reaction from an experienced principal of an accountancy business when we discussed the opportunities available from “Crowd-Sourced Funding Equity Raising”. My colleague said “with this… - Tags: [Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets%20and%20Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Crowd Sourced Funding Intermediary](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Intermediary) | [Crowd Sourced Funding Offer Document](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Crowd%20Sourced%20Funding%20Offer%20Document) | [Trusted Advisor](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Trusted%20Advisor) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/thats-a-great-opportunity-for-accountantsadvisers) [ 10th Apr, 2017![Are You Building a "Future Fit Accountancy Business"?](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/04/AM105.png) Are You Building a "Future Fit Accountancy Business"? CCH iFirm presented a very interesting webinar earlier this week which raised a number of questions relating to how you might go about building a “Future Fit Accountancy Business”. What do you need… - Tags: [Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets%20and%20Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Personal Property Securities Register](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Personal%20Property%20Securities%20Register) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/are-you-building-a-future-fit-accountancy-business) [ 14th Mar, 2017![CFO's Services - Highly Desirable for Accountants to Provide](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/03/AM101.png) CFO's Services - Highly Desirable for Accountants to Provide Accounting Market Pulse (produced for the Commonwealth Bank) December 2015 edition identified that the main areas of expected growth for accountancy businesses over the period from 1st January 2016 t… - Tags: [Personal Property Securities Register](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Personal%20Property%20Securities%20Register) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/cfos-services-highly-desirable-for-accountants-to-provide) [ 6th Mar, 2017![Implementing the Next Level An Important Task for Accountants!](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/03/AM100.png) Implementing the Next Level An Important Task for Accountants! Whilst there is some debate as to the degree that individual accountancy businesses will be affected by changes in the marketplace relating to taxation returns, financial advice and superannuation fu… - Tags: [Benchmarking](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Benchmarking) | [Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets%20and%20Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Digital Disruption](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Digital%20Disruption) | [Potential Fee Slippage](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Potential%20Fee%20Slippage) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/implementing-the-next-level-an-important-task-for-accountants) [ 1st Mar, 2017![Accountants - Are You Ready for the Next Level?](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/03/AM99.png) Accountants - Are You Ready for the Next Level? There is no doubt that there are changes in the accounting market. These changes are occurring at an ever faster pace! How you respond to these changes will significantly affect what your accountan… - Tags: [Benchmarking](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Benchmarking) | [Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets%20and%20Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Personal Property Securities Register](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Personal%20Property%20Securities%20Register) | [Potential Fee Slippage](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Potential%20Fee%20Slippage) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountants-are-you-ready-for-the-next-level) [ 30th Jan, 2017![Do You Have a Strategy for 2017?](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2017/01/AM96.png) Do You Have a Strategy for 2017? Whilst compliance work is still important, it's no longer the only "game" for accountants/advisors! The key 2017 challenge for accountants and advisors is “responding to client requirements for acco… - Tags: Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/do-you-have-a-strategy-for-2017) [ 27th Dec, 2016![Resolutions for 2017](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2016/12/AM95.png) Resolutions for 2017 I'd like to take this opportunity of wishing you, your colleagues and your families a very Happy Christmas and I hope that 2017 will be very prosperous for you and your business. Over the last six m… - Tags: [Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets%20and%20Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Information Memorandum](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Information%20Memorandum) | [Personal Property Securities Register](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Personal%20Property%20Securities%20Register) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/resolutions-for-2017) [ 5th Dec, 2016![Services Your Accountancy Clients Will Want In 2017](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2016/12/AM92.png) Services Your Accountancy Clients Will Want In 2017 As we get near the end of another calendar year it's an appropriate time for accountants to be asking yourselves what services will your clients want in 2017? There has been a lot of debate over the… - Tags: [Personal Property Securities Register](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Personal%20Property%20Securities%20Register) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/services-your-accountancy-clients-will-want-in-2017) [ 31st Oct, 2016![Innovation is Important even for Accountants](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2016/11/AM87.png) Innovation is Important even for Accountants At the Australian Technology Showcase for Accountants (ATSA) in Melbourne last week, many new types of innovation for accountants were presented by the various presenters and businesses that displaye… - Tags: [Accelerating Commercialisation](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Accelerating%20Commercialisation) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/innovation-is-important-even-for-accountants) [ 20th Oct, 2016![Business Advisory Services a Key Product](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2016/10/AM85.png) Business Advisory Services a Key Product Hello, I'm Peter Towers, Managing Director of ESS BIZTOOLS. Welcome to Accountants Minute. Over the last few weeks we've had a series within our Accountants Minute articles as part of Adding Value… - Tags: [Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets%20and%20Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Corporate Governance](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Corporate%20Governance) | [Personal Property Securities Register](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Personal%20Property%20Securities%20Register) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/business-advisory-services-a-key-product) [ 12th Oct, 2016![Assistance is Available for Accountants](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2016/10/AM84.png) Assistance is Available for Accountants Assistance is available for accountants and advisors to help you add value to your clients' businesses. This is a continuation of the theme on "How can Accountants and Advisors add value to Clients… - Tags: [Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Budgets%20and%20Cashflow%20Forecasts) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Information Memorandum](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Information%20Memorandum) | [Personal Property Securities Register](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Personal%20Property%20Securities%20Register) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/assistance-is-available-for-accountants) [ 9th Oct, 2016![Challenges for accountants and advisors](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2016/10/AM83.png) Challenges for accountants and advisors This edition is part of the series on "Adding Value To Your Clients’ Businesses". Let’s look at some of the challenges that are facing you as professional accountants and advisors in 2016/17… - Tags: Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/challenges-for-accountants-and-advisors) [ 9th Oct, 2016![Where are you now? Why not review your business?](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2016/10/AM82.png) Where are you now? Why not review your business? It's a great time to conduct a review of your business. Here's a few questions you should be asking: Are you supplying services that your clients want? What do you think your firm is going to look… - Tags: Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/where-are-you-now-why-not-review-your-business) [ 26th Sep, 2016![Want to turn a $2,000 a year client into a $25,000 client?](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2016/09/AM80.png) Want to turn a $2,000 a year client into a $25,000 client? The Australian government has introduced legislation to assist innovative companies to be able to raise capital. This legislation, which commenced operations from 1st July 2016, is called the "Early… - Tags: [Accelerating Commercialisation](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Accelerating%20Commercialisation) | [Gateway Test](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Gateway%20Test) | [Principles Based Test](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Principles%20Based%20Test) | [Provisional Test](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Provisional%20Test) | [Section 708](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Section%20708) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/want-to-turn-a-2000-a-year-client-into-a-25000-client) [ 8th Sep, 2016![Promoting ESIC to Clients and Prospects](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2016/09/AM78.png) Promoting ESIC to Clients and Prospects Promoting the Early Stage Innovation Company legislation to clients and prospects is going to be a task that, I hope, many of you will participate in over the next few months. The legislation is tar… - Tags: [Accelerating Commercialisation](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Accelerating%20Commercialisation) | [Digital Disruption](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Digital%20Disruption) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/promoting-esic-to-clients-and-prospects) [ 9th Aug, 2016![Delivering a Virtual CFO Service](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2016/08/AM74.png) Delivering a Virtual CFO Service Do you know that small/medium enterprises have indicated, in numerous surveys over the last 15 years, that they want to receive a wider range of commercial services from someone? Obviously, that som… - Tags: [Benchmarking](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Benchmarking) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Key Performance Indicators](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Key%20Performance%20Indicators) | [Risk Management](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Risk%20Management) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/delivering-a-virtual-cfo-service) [ 16th Jun, 2016![Accountants and Advisors – Business Evaluation Helps SMEs](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2016/06/AM65.png) Accountants and Advisors – Business Evaluation Helps SMEs Do you know that accountants/advisors have been identified as the trusted adviser for small/medium enterprises, to offer a range of non-compliance services in addition to taxation, to help small/medi… - Tags: [Business Evaluation](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Evaluation) | [Business Plan](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Business%20Plan) | [Personal Property Securities Register](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Personal%20Property%20Securities%20Register) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountants-and-advisors-business-evaluation-helps-smes) [ 8th Jun, 2016![Accountants – June is the Time for Business Planning](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2016/06/AM64.png) Accountants – June is the Time for Business Planning The 30th June is only a few weeks’ away. It’s a great time to sit down and talk to your clients on formulating formal plans for 2016/17.Business plans are like “maps for tourists”. If you don’t kno… - Tags: [Key Performance Indicators](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Key%20Performance%20Indicators) | [Personal Property Securities Register](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Personal%20Property%20Securities%20Register) | [Work in Progress](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/tag/Work%20in%20Progress) Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountants-june-is-the-time-for-business-planning) [ 28th Apr, 2016![Accountants – are you delivering Chief Financial Officer services?](https://www.essbiztools.com/images/zoo/blogs/2016/04/AM59-Accountants-are-you-delivering-Chief-Financial-Officer-services.png) Accountants – are you delivering Chief Financial Officer services? The duties of a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) have been fairly well defined in public companies. I undertook a review of advertisements for CFOs in public companies and identified some of the key as… - Tags: Read more ](https://www.essbiztools.com/ess-biztools-blogs/accountants-are-you-delivering-chief-financial-officer-services)