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Blog12th Sep 2019

Funding Growing Food & Drink businesses

Fundraising for start-ups or early stage companies has always been a challenging task as anyone who has seen the plucky contestants enter the Dragons’ Den on the hit television programme can agree. However, with a high number of food and…

By Derek Mair

Blog5th Mar 2019

An Uncommon Understanding

Why not “A Common Understanding”? Well, because when it comes to cost sharing, a common understanding is all too rare.

Blog31st Jan 2019

Act now – whilst there’s no leaves on the trees…

We’ve all done it, sat in conferences, listening to inspiring keynotes, making notes about things you know will change how you work, how happy and motivated your workforce will be, how much money you’ll make etc etc. Back at the…

Blog26th Sep 2018

The help on hand from your accountant

What exactly is your accountant there for? Providing a sounding board for your business plans? Offering you peace of mind? I think it’s both those things and a number of others besides. Here are just some of the reasons you…

Blog20th Jul 2018

IFRS 15 – Value behind compliance

IFRS 15 ”Revenue from Contracts with Customers” has an effective date for periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018. Six months into the implementation period you should be confident of your approach, have your accounting policies up to date…

Blog9th May 2018

Not Just a Compliance Exercise – How the financial audit process can add value to your business

Often incorrectly maligned as a costly exercise and a burden on a business’ finance team, the public are yet again distrustful of auditors due to recent high profile business failures.

Blog7th May 2018

Procurement and Audit – The missing link?

When you’re spending a lot of money, let’s say, a new kitchen, how much time do you spend agreeing the specification and the price? A lot, and you probably spend a lot of time making sure that the work has…

Blog6th Apr 2018

Outgrowing Your Finance System – A side effect of success

As a business expands it faces a number of challenges to remain successful and prioritising which of those challenges to focus on will have an impact on those that receive less attention. Often the viewpoint of management teams can be…

Blog30th Oct 2017

Exploring Joint Ventures from Every Angle

Joint venture audit can result in real savings in the oil and gas industry, writes accountant IAN MCPHERSON of AAB, and it may well have applications in other sectors too.

Blog6th Aug 2014

How will new UK GAAP impact your company’s results?

The implementation date for new accounting framework to replace existing UK Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (UK GAAP) is getting closer and is expected to have a significant impact on unlisted private companies in the UK. Businesses should be aware that…

Blog14th Jun 2013

Plan Early for Impact of New GAAP

The recent publication of a new accounting framework to replace existing UK generally accepted accounting principles (UK GAAP) is a radical change from what is currently in place and is expected to have a significant impact on unlisted private companies…