Anyone running a small or medium business knows that it’s nothing like working a typical 9-5 job. Although that’s one of the main benefits of managing your own business, it can also be one of the most challenging aspects. Your hours may be unpredictable, your schedule...
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Mastering The Art Of Financial Delegation
When you first get into business for yourself, it often makes perfect sense to juggle every business task single-handedly. However, as your business takes root and begins to grow, wearing all the hats starts to become a less than ideal endeavour. If you are...
How To Turn An Unproductive Week Around
We have all had bad weeks that don't go to plan, where the work piles up and it feels like nothing is getting done. You look at your mounting to-do list and feel like it will never be clear. Unproductive weeks often have a way of seeping in to create a negative...
Are Your Business Finances Legally Compliant?
How certain are you that every aspect of your financial management is legally compliant? Are you cross-your-heart-and-hope-to-die, 100 percent sure? Reasonably confident that you are probably doing the right thing? Or no idea, stab-in-the-dark and cross your fingers...
Time Is Money – Are You Spending Yours Wisely?
Time is money. It’s a saying that has been bandied around so much that it has lost its meaning. You may know it, you may get it, but do you really comprehend how true it is? Money can come and go, but you can never get your time back. True in life, as much as in...
The Difference Between Automation And Expertise
No one has time to waste. There are only so many hours in the day, you want to ensure you maximise each one. Especially if it means you can finish work on time and enjoy time with your pets or family! If you are trying to boost productivity and efficiency in your...
7 Things To Include In A Task Brief For Your Virtual Assistant
One of the hardest parts of starting to work with a virtual assistant (VA) can be figuring out how to hand your tasks over. Often, a barrier to even handing tasks over can be knowing that they won’t be done the way you currently do them. This is not necessarily always...
What To Do When Everything Goes Wrong In Business
Sometimes in business – as in life – things don't go to plan. The cash flow is just not flowing, you may face an unanticipated family crisis, or be thrown a curve-ball by mother nature. It can be tempting to find a rock to hide under. But burying your head in the sand...
Finances 101: How To Get Them In Order
Regardless of how big or small, or how new or old, your business is, getting your finances sorted is vital. Failing to get these basics in order is like setting off for a run without tying your shoelaces. You might make it through the front door if you're lucky, but...
Can I Claim Those Expenses As Business Expenses?
Running a business can be bewildering at the best of times. But, come tax time and the fine print gets even more confusing! Knowing exactly which things you can and can't claim back can help things run more smoothly at "that" time of year. Plus, it’s always nice to...
7 Things You Can Do To Operate More Efficiently Today
Do you wake up each day feeling overwhelmed with all the things that need to get done in your business? We get it. There are a hundred items on your to-do list and that number is only growing. You don’t have enough time, money, or energy to get them all done. While...
Irene Bennetts Named Among The ‘Top Women In Accounting’ for 2019
On the 13th March 2020, Practice Ignition named Admin Army's CEO, Irene Bennetts, one of the Top 50 Women in Accounting. This global award recognizes women who are leading the charge when it comes to advocacy, change and community within the Accounting and Bookkeeping...