Running a company can be a lonely
business. Our clients often tell us how they feel isolated.
Recent statistics have actually revealed that a large
proportion of business owners share a common concern
that business decisions, which can have an impact on
their company, have to be made independently.
Thirty seven per cent of SME owners who took part in
the poll confessed to this assumption, 43 per cent expressed
loneliness in matters involving changes in strategy or
direction, and with regards to business planning two
fifths admitted to feeling detached.
This is due to the fact that we are all social beings.
Even business owners, managers and directors think more
clearly when they can talk to someone about a problem
or concern they may have. If you’re a sole trader,
it can be particularly difficult to find someone to confide
in.
And this is where we come in. The services an accountant
provides have of course diversified massively over the
past few years. We now provide a full business advisory
service and a one stop shop. However one valuable service
which we should never forget, is simply to listen.
Clients may need a confidential ear they know they can
trust. They may like to talk to someone who might have
seen the problem before, or who at least some understanding
of the sheer difficulty of making decisions. Few small
businesses have a relationship with a solicitor, management
consultant or other adviser, so an accountant is the
ideal solution.
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