Where is the “M” in “SME”?

I spent an interesting day at Accountex last week – I know, I know, we accountants certainly know how to party! I was there to catch up with the latest software offerings and meet current and potential future suppliers. The overriding emphasis of course was...

Crystal Ball Gazing

Some years ago BMW used to run a series of adverts on April Fools day “publicising” a new (spoof) feature. One that has always stuck in my mind was a “feature” enabling the driver to check the car’s tyre pressures from inside the cockpit. The additional clever twist...

Cloud – then and now

When I was writing about the cloud three years ago it was a concept that, whilst a no brainer to the enlightened minority, to many it was the stuff of fantasists with no place in the staid world of the Accountant. Trying to promote the concept at the many conferences...