This month, Best Practice - Accountancy Age's monthly supplement for smaller practices and their clients - meets James Cowper's senior manager, Paddy Thompson.
Thompson's experience has helped James Cowper to surge into the green energy sector. In a case study, Brendan Bilton, Ceramic Fuel Cells' european CEO explains how Paddy Thompson's knowledge of traditional utilities and power generators enabled the firm to get a financial model.
Elsewhere, we look at how to ensure a successful rebranding, how to make sure your clients' businesses run in the family, why it pays to have water-tight contracts for staff and clients, how to give your staff a push to improve their performance and give you tips to get through the ups and downs of securing investment .
And in our advice section, we take on Pure Package, Jennifer Irvine's gourmet food delivery service and much, much more.
Enjoy the July/August issue - and our website.
This month's articles:
Editor’s comment: tough at the top
Profile: Paddy Thompson, senior manager at James Cowper
• Business adviser section:
Ask the experts: healthy outlook for Pure Package
What the experts say: The Pure Package
Q&A: investing time with your clients
Finances: focus on cash not profit
Legal briefing: family planning
People: help your clients take the leap
Financial softwares: thinking outside the box
Non-competes: the art of the covenant
Mentoring: masterful approach
Office space: no-strings rent
Outsider: the entrepreneurial mind with Pete Lunn
Business moneyfacts: Financial comparisons of products for your clients
• Practice manager section:
Insider: survey says
Branding: the power of a brand
Outsourcing: tax efficient
Horror stories: the best laid plans
