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When family business gets personal
On paper, succession is a process. In a family business, it can become a minefield of emotion and personality. How can you guide clients through the fallout?
Q&A: How Krishan Sharma built a 15-staff practice in 4 years
Q: You worked as an accountant in various companies before establishing your own accounting firm in 2014. What aspects of opening and growing...
Top 10 MSME trends 2024
The International Council for Small Business has identified the 10 trends having the greatest impact on MSMEs this year – and which offer the...
How to sell a business: Sharon Roots on succession planning
Sharon Roots's journey from a local accountant to the IPA Member of the Year 2023 is a valuable lesson in the art of seamless succession planning...
IPA Practice of the Year: “We are always looking at improving”
Paul Tsimopoulos, Managing Director of Assured Business and Wealth Advisors, says his business earned the title of 2023 IPA Practice of the Year...
‘Forcing’ workers into the office misses the point
Employees are more informed than ever, with higher expectations and lower tolerance for workplace environments that perform poorly. They are also...
How accountants can help establish circular business models
A few notable brands have been built on the idea of circularity and sustainability. Outdoor gear retailer Patagonia is the standout. Having...
6 young accountants share the changes they want to see in 2024
2023 has been a transformative year for accountants. Few professions are avoiding the impact of the proliferation and accessibility of generative...
Meet two Monash students helping solve world problems
Miguel Cases has just completed the 10-day intensive educational unit known as the Sustainable Futures Challenge at Monash University – it has...
Can the government’s new market mechanism help save nature? Yes – if we get the devil out of the detail
Many experts have been highly sceptical of using market forces to reverse the damage we’ve done to nature. There is some truth to this. Markets...
Accountants are overworked: IPA member survey
In a recent survey, IPA members provided insights into their organisations' approaches to flexibility, their own preferences and their working...
