Smithink - helping accountants turn their practices into great businesses

Being in business is a constant battle of key decision making for an accounting firm's clients. Decisions like; "should I or should I not?" or "do I commit or do I not?" are often a regular occurrence. This session will show you the impact of key financial decisions before they are made using a simple graphical software solution. Any debit or credit can be shown and the consequences considered before a decision is made. You and the client need to know in advance! Presented by: Mark Holton

Driving the right behaviours from your people should be the objective of any accountability framework. In this webinar, David will highlight the accountability measures that firms can adopt that can be readily managed and drive desired outcomes. PRESENTED BY: David Smith

What will an accounting firm look like in the future? What will clients expect from us? Let's look forward and consider the future of the profession and what firms should be doing now to be successfully positioned in the years to come. Presented by: David Smith + Mark Holton, Smithink

With the advent of cloud technology, there are now a vast amount of dynamic, client focussed business advisory software solutions in the accounting market. Which one is best? Which one suits your firm and its current and planned service offerings? In this webinar, we will look at the primary solutions available at this time and link them to the type of services you currently want to offer in your firm and those that may be on the horizon. Mark will also recommend what solutions he believes firms should invest in to get advisory services moving. Presented by: Mark Holton, Director

Historical financial information is an important and often safe part in the provision of advice on business improvement, however, is it all that we should be using? Do clients really want to be looking backwards each quarter and discussing items they cannot change? Further, what happens if a firm cannot correlate the compliance data into advisory services? This webinar will concentrate on how to profit from compliance delivering innovative advisory services from compliance data. Presented by: Mark Holton, Smithink

Since the dawn of the profession, debate has raged about the optimum team structure for firms. In this webinar, David will highlight pros and cons of various structures and why one structure tends to create the best outcomes in terms of team member performance, delegation and accountability. PRESENTED BY: David Smith

With the new rules about audit independence for SMSFs now is the time for every firm to review their SMSF audit arrangements and choose an auditor that will deliver high quality services at the right price. David will review the issues and consider the options for firms wishing to get the most out of their SMSF audits and the criteria that should be used in selecting an auditor. PRESENTED BY: David Smith

This session will concentrate on the need for a business advisory implementation plan for accounting firms when undertaking business advisory work. Material covered will include; managing commitment and capacity issues, developing a proven implementation system for advisory work, selecting the right staff, appointing a business advisory champion and resourcing them, overcoming confidence and the comfort zone and finally finding the right clients to work with. PRESENTED BY: Mark Holton

One of the best ways to get clients engaged and on deck with ongoing advisory services is by using strategic planning and engagement services. This webinar will demonstrate online how to engage clients and get them thinking about future business visions, goals and directions and your firm offering more recurrent advisory services. PRESENTED BY: Mark Holton, Smithink

Are you thinking about hiring external resources to assist you in your marketing? Before you do, listen to this webinar where we highlight the 17 things you should do before external help should be considered. Much of marketing is about process and consistency. We will highlight the key things you should consider in an effective marketing plan. Presented by: David Smith, Smithink