Why we’re OK about not being NASDAL accountants
On the face of it, it makes sense to go for this option if you’re a dentist. …
Your practice isn’t safe online, so make it safer
Most security breaches happen through phishing, where hackers target individuals rather than computer systems. …
Is your accountant working for the taxman?
If you’ve ever struggled to understand your tax bill please take comfort in the fact that it’s not you, it’s the taxman. …
Think like a marketer not a dentist
It’s an approach that produces some interesting results. …
Do dentists have a risk problem?
You could say real answers come from examining our inner life, not databases, but a funny thing happened after I wrote that blog, and I’m sure it proves my hunch that dentists do, on the whole, tend to be risk averse. …
Have you overinvested in digital?
There’s no doubt that digital marketing can deliver fabulous return on investment. …
Think times are tough? Wait till 2020
What I’m trying to describe is something that almost everyone in this country does. …
Why are dentists so time poor?
Very often I find it hard to catch up with my clients on matters that I know they find important — big things like the numbers. …
The great pension scandal
I happened to be chatting to my father in law about Sir Philip Green the other day when I discovered that the subject aroused negative feelings in the man. …
Reap £25k of tax savings on £100k
It takes money to make money and today, thanks to ever stricter rules on tax planning, the same is true with your tax strategy. Increasingly, tactics only work if you have cash at your disposal. …
The perils of bad photography
A good photographer — and by good I mean a professional who’s experienced at promoting businesses through carefully crafted and edited imagery — will start by asking you about your brand values. …
Botox marketing: worry a bit, but not too much
A lot of dentists I know are justifiably scared of getting on the wrong side of the GDC. …
Don’t sink in the social media silo
Google Analytics has been around for 10 years, spawning an industry of “online marketing experts” whose remit begins and ends there. …
How to run the world’s worst restaurant
I wonder how far you’d get in the restaurant trade if you closed at lunchtime and turned away people who hadn’t booked ahead... …
What is an Unfunded Pension Contribution?
Many recent rules are tightening tax relief on pension contributions but this can still be an advantageous method. …
Why do we need to own everything?
If you live in the UK there can be only one answer. If there’s such a thing as a British dream, it’s to own the roof over your head; or as many roofs as possible. …
What’s so bad about uncertainty?
It’s clear much of the outcry after the Brexit vote on June 23 has been about the potential economic instability ahead. …
Stop chasing worse returns
This week NatWest told its business customers they may be charged for making deposits, so we’re witnessing the first time negative interest rates ever became a real concern in Britain. …
