Chartered Accountants Business Networking Group
I have recently taken over as Chair of Wexford Chartered Accountants Business Networking Group (CA BNG). Members in business and practice are welcome to attend our first meeting of 2013. It’s not a stuffy group, nor is there a hard-sell of any kind. We have quite a range of knowledge, skills and connections between us and an exchange of a little bit of these will happen by default. Details: Date: Thursday, March 14, 2013 Time : 6.30pm to 7.30pm Venue: St Helen’s Bay Golf Club Kilrane, Co Wexford. […]
Read MoreOnline Accounting Software for SMEs – Accountants Roadshow as Surfaccounts launches in Ireland & UK
Online Accounting Software Online accounting software is a growth area as business owners warm to the benefits of being able to access, and update their accounts from multiple devices, rather than waiting to “get back to the office”. Real time information has real benefits – checking on what a customer owes you as you head into a meeting is just one. Online accounting software is offered as a SaaS product, (Software as a Service), which means you can use the service for a monthly fee and not invest money up front in purchasing a product that is soon out of […]
Read MoreHow to Fix Troubles Caused by Hidden Windows in MS Excel
Microsoft Excel, (both 2007 and 2010 versions), allows you to work with multiple windows open within one spreadsheet file. MS Excel also allows you to hide a window, which is a function that probably has very limited use. It is far too easy to accidentally hide a window, because the “hide” button is placed right beside the “split” button, which you would more commonly use to split your screen. In other words, you can hide a window, but not be aware that you have done it. The problem is that if you save a file with one or more windows […]
Read MoreDigital Business Developments that Made a Difference – Confessions of An Accidental Accountant
Towards the end of last year, I attended a Silver Jubilee ceremony. No, I am not secretly a member of a religious order, although ‘Silver Jubilee’ has priestly connotations. It was an event to celebrate 25 years as a member of Chartered Accountants Ireland. It took six years of apprenticeship and exams to earn membership, so that’s 31 years invested in the profession. An advanced sense of the ridiculous and a fascination with how people turn ideas into businesses has kept me somewhat sane and quite enthralled. The world has changed hugely since 1987, and the technology and equipment that we used then are actually featured in […]
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