As our attention begins to turn from 'Crisis' to 'Recovery' management it is important that you begin to consider how investing in human capital and learning from your people will future-proof your business.Dianne Sharp, from DKS Straightforward and The Leadership Academy, shares her knowledge and experience from over 30 years in and managing SME businesses across a range of sectors.After a successful year as Regional Director for the CBI, advocating for businesses across the North East local...

In this episode of the Evoling Accountant Podcast, we talk to Fenwick Smith, CEO - FloKi Health.Whilst FloKi is a private company, we are bound by the same NHS mantra to ‘making a difference to the lives of patients and clinicians.’ A high-ranking selection criteria for the FloKi team is to have passion to make a difference, using skills, determination and vision to improve the state of the nation.During the interview, we speak about:The journey of Fen and why he gets out of bed every morning...

While it is indeed an uncertain time for most businesses, the coronavirus pandemic has provided many of us with a natural pause. We have had some new found time to evaluate what has and hasn't worked, and most importantly, plan again for the future.And if the pandemic has taught us something in business, it is that those who have adapted to digital ways of working are faring better than others.That's why we've partnered with James Ealey - Director at Precept, who are a Brand Performance busin...

Now is a great time to step back and revisit your business model so that it is agile enough to meet the changing needs of our customers, team and suppliers.If you are about to start your business planning or don't have a clue where to start this webinar is ideal for you. It is hosted by the awesome Ian Farrar, who will introduce us to the Business Model and Value Proposition Canvas which is a great tool for business owners to use.Ian will take you on a business journey so that you can le...

Leading a business or team of people can be isolating at the best of times and now more than ever that pressure is increased tenfold through the current enforced isolation. Add into the mix the worry for business's survival and the health and mental wellbeing of their teams, and you have a recipe for real stress.These challenges won't change. But how you approach them can!We are delighted that Karl Beckett will be our guest speaker and with a track record of over 60 successful business transf...

Thursday 7th May, We recorded the 2nd of our series of Zoominar's during the COVID 19 Lockdown with James Tennant, Founder of content marketing platform, Converge.Content marketing is essential for businesses. Perhaps even more so under the current circumstances.The usual methods of getting your message out may now not be available, face to face meetings are now via video calls as we adapt to this new virtual world.James Tennant shared with us how businesses can create or adapt a content stra...

In this episode I talk with Richard Rowell, Director at Canvas HQ Video production.Launching a business at any time can be difficult, Richard shares the journey that he and fellow founder Nathan has took over the last year 12-18 months to launching their own video production company and in the 2nd month of trading being struck by the COVID19 lockdown.During the interview we discussed:Richards career to dateSetting up the businessSide hustlingWhat makes a good or bad videoLessons in launching ...

On Thursday 30th April, we recorded the first of Zoominar series during the COVID 19 Lockdown with David Wilkinson, Performance Coach.It goes without saying that the majority of business owners are facing incredibly challenging times and for many of us it's the uncertainty, or lack of control that is creating more added stress, frustration and self-doubt.None of us really know what the outcome will be, how long the situation will last or what will happen on the other side of the Coronavirus p...

In this episode I talk with Ben Drury, The Culture GuyA common man with uncommon desire to succeed. Helping entrepreneurs be brilliant! building cultrues and environments that inspire people to be great! Uber geek, author experience designed & culture builder.Ben has a passion to inspire, motivate, excite and challenge organisations to be brilliant. He wants to encourage business to be built on a foundation of inspiring mission honest core values and an audacious vision.During the intervi...

In this episode I talk with Sammy Sadler,Sammy recently setup her own freelance company after working for a number of agencies around content, PR and Marketing before making the plunge into the world of freelancing. During the interview we discussed:Sammy's career to dateMaking the step into the world of being a freelancerWorking in the music industryExpected trends post COVID-19Recommended readingand ... What's coming next for SammyContact Harlands Accountants / The Evolving Accountant ...