This month, Best Practice - Accountancy Age's monthly supplement for smaller practices and their clients - meets WSM partner, Paul Windsor.
With 200 clients and £1.5m in fees, WSM's Paul Windsor refuses to let size stand in his way as he battles to win blue chip clients from the Big Four. As Windsor explains, it doesn't always pay to be a big fish. In a case study, Desiree Smith, manager of UK properties at Union Investment explains that since moving from a bigger UK firm to WSM, her company received a lot more support. She praises WSM for their friendliness, competence and high standards.
Elsewhere, we look at why the Capital of Culture tag is driving opportunities in Liverpool in our regional focus, explain why staff who feel valued will be more engaged and productive, show you how to take the charitable approach, and ask you if you are making the best of your IT assets.
And in our advice section, we take on Café in the Park, Carly and Ian Trisk-Grove's business and much, much more...
Enjoy the November issue - and our website.
This month's articles:
Editor’s comment: straight down to business
Profile: Paul Windsor, partner at WSM
• Business adviser section:
Ask the experts: Café in the Park - park life
What the experts say: Café in the Park
Q&A: does the govt £50,000 deposit guarantee apply to individuals?
Finding a loan: enter the dragon
Pensions: awash with
cash
Contractual agreements: holding all the
cards
Managing people: motivate your
staff
Technology: cloud computing
SMEs: outsource your IT
function
Corporate responsibility: a match made in
heaven
Marketing: creative thinking
Outsider: the entrepreneurial mind with Russell Lawson
Business moneyfacts: Financial comparisons of products for your clients
• Practice manager section:
Insider with Phil Shohet: knowledge is power
Accountancy Age Web seminar: staying afloat
Regional focus: Liverpool resurgent
Horror stories: help, I need somebody