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Everyone hates PDS – but not Mayflower Consulting!
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Mayflower Consulting has partnered with Objective Corporation (www.objective.com) to provide an end-to-end management service for PDSs and other related regulatory documents. Combining the power of the Objective Keystone document management platform and good old-fashioned project management, Mayflower Consulting will work with fund managers and super funds to take the pain out of PDS!
Read MorePodcast - Accountants Daily - How to tackle value pricing and marketing
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Mayflower Consulting Managing Director, Sarah Penn, was recently interviewed by AccountantsDaily for their podcast series. She discusses ‘horrified expressions’, dieting, pricing, marketing and more. You can listen via the Accountants Daily website download from iTunes or subscribe to the podcast in your favourite podcast app.
Read MoreWhy there is no such thing as “3 easy steps to revolutionise your marketing”
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Marketing is a funny thing. On the one hand, it looks so simple – anyone can write an article and send an email these days. And with all the great online tools, it should be easier than ever before to promote your business. Right? Wrong.
Read MoreHow to price your services in a digital age
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Don’t sell yourself short – make sure you’re charging your clients appropriately and channelling your value where it’s needed.
Read MoreGot your license? Now take a leap forward
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In the flurry of activity and discussion around accountants becoming licensed to give financial advice, many people seem to have forgotten that a license is just the first step. After that, you need systems and processes, and then, horror of horrors, you need to promote your new service. Because there is exactly zero point in getting a license to give financial advice if you don’t actually deliver that advice to anyone.
Read MoreTop Tips for Refreshing your Website
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Websites are funny things. We look at them all the time. Except for our own. When is the last time you critically evaluated your web presence and took decisive action? I thought so.
Read MoreTools for dealing with people problems
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An SMSF practitioner running a business has to deal with a variety of issues with different people. What process can be used for determining the best strategy for these situations?
Read MoreRisks flagged with new automated SMSF products
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Unlicensed accountants planning to use automated advice platforms and products at their practice need to be careful there is a clear divide between the accounting services they are offering the client and the advice that’s being provided by the computer system.
Read MoreAdvising clients in times of uncertainty
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Communication is the key to guiding panicked SMSF clients through unpredictable political changes and economic events. There’s a lot going on right now. It’s end of financial year, there’s an election going on, the accountants' exemption finishes on 30 June, there’s a raft of changes on the way for super, and the markets are being entirely unhelpful.
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