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Introduction - Subscribe

Introduction

This month, we tackle technology head on in the accounting industry as we hear from Trent Innes, Managing Director of Xero Australia, on how you can embrace digital tools to stay ahead.
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Federal Budget preview - Subscribe

Federal Budget preview

Running Time: 8:39

"Tunnel vision" doesn't always have negative connotations. And when it comes to this year's federal budget, it's tunnel vision forecasting all the way from our highly experienced economist.
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Professor Neville Norman, Melbourne University

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3 choices for accountants: go big, boutique or broke - Subscribe

3 choices for accountants: go big, boutique or broke

Running Time: 8:17

As accountants face a new world of digital change, what choices can they make to ensure their practices thrive?
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Trent Innes, Xero

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10 steps to better customer service for accountants - Subscribe

10 steps to better customer service for accountants

Running Time: 7:25

Accountants spend so much time in front of clients that it's wise to polish up their customer service skills.
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Mark Holton, Smithink

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A case for optimism - Subscribe

A case for optimism

Running Time: 10:06

There's a lot to be said for optimism – it's linked to improved health, and it helps you function better as a leader.
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Victor Perton

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Torchbearer for future leaders - Subscribe

Torchbearer for future leaders

Running Time: 8:35

Achieving a turnover of $40 million in the first five years of founding Job Capital, Jo Burston is one of Australia's leading entrepreneurs.
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Jo Burston, Inspiring Rare Birds

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Tearing down assumptions about consumers - Subscribe

Tearing down assumptions about consumers

Running Time: 10:05

Throw out the old ideas around consumer behaviour – in the modern world customers don't follow a pattern based on their age, gender, race or economic status.
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Michael Solomon, Author, Marketers, TEAR DOWN these walls!

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Changes to CGT Concessions – business sellers beware! - Subscribe

Changes to CGT Concessions – business sellers beware!

Running Time: 6:09

Impending changes to tax legislation around Small Business CGT concessions could severely hit some SMES, especially if they’re selling up.
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Michael Jones, Cummings Flavel McCormack

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Restoring the reputation of selling - Subscribe

Restoring the reputation of selling

Running Time: 6:41

The profession of selling has been hijacked by the bad behaviour of a few, leaving a negative perception about selling and salespeople as a whole.
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Sue Barrett, Barrett

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Quote of the month - Subscribe

Quote of the month

Our quote of the month is from US author and speaker Steven Covey, who reminds us…
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