This month, Best Practice - Accountancy Age's monthly supplement for smaller practices and their clients - meets Baker Tilly's national head of growth, John Thompson.
Thompson believes that making dreams come true leads to true success. In a case study, Jeff Deacon, founding director of the Emerald Group explains how Baker Tilly's growth programme made him and his fellow directors think more deeply about their issues and objectives.
Elsewhere, we look at how to deliver a business pitch that puts your sales and marketing teams to shame; explain why divorce can never be a private issue when it comes to protecting a business; give you tips on how to write a proper job description; and suggest how to make the credit crunch work for you.
And in our advice section, we take on Ab Fab driving school business and much, much more.
Enjoy the May issue - and our website.
This month's articles:
Editor’s comment: personal touch
Profile: John Thompson, Baker Tilly's national head of growth
• Business adviser section:
Ask the experts: Ab Fab - driving ambition
What the experts say: Ab Fab driving school business
Q&A: running a private company
Credit crunch: business owners, look on the bright side
Writing job descriptions: know what you're doing
Technology: when disaster strikes
Legal Q&A: the non-dom aftermath
Wealth management: marital difficulties
Financial advice: inheritance tax, trust and estate planning
Wealth management: offshore's not off limits
Outsider: the entrepreneurial mind with Richard Denny
Business moneyfacts: Financial comparisons of products for your clients
• Practice manager section:
Insider: the full picture
Business pitches: what makes the perfect pitch
Age discrimination: fit for the job?
Horror stories: rock and a hard place