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September 13, 2023

Developing & Realizing Business Value

AGN Global Business Voice: International Business Issues

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Almost every week, many accounting businesses are getting “those calls“ related to business value. In some respects, it’s really nothing new. Larger firms have absorbed smaller ones for many decades, and from time to time, we have seen externally funded consolidators active in the market. It’s certainly the experience in the US and Europe and parts of Asia that famous accountancy brands, regional or local, have been absorbed into larger internationally branded firms or even into technology businesses. (Read our June 2022 AGN Global Business Voice – The New Consolidators?)

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September 13, 2023

Developing & Realizing Business Value

AGN Global Business Voice: International Business Issues Are you interested in a valuable proposal? Almost every week, many accounting businesses are getting “those calls“ related to business value. In some respects, it’s really nothing new. Larger firms have absorbed smaller ones for many decades, and from time to time, we have seen externally funded consolidators […]

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GBV Advisory Migration Methodology
March 13, 2023

The AGN Advisory Migration Methodology – Supporting member journeys from compliance to advisory

AGN Global Business Voice: Practice Management Accountants ‘move to advisory’, or their transition from pure compliance services to a more advisory centred approach, is a phenomenon driven by the deployment of the latest technologies and changing client expectations. The technologies deliver production efficiencies – freeing up a professional’s time. The technology can accumulate large amounts […]

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February 3, 2023

The AGN Guide to Hybrid Working and ‘Flex Culture’

AGN Global Business Voice: Practice Management Explore the practical do’s and don’ts of introducing your own hybrid or flexible working policies and ‘Flex Culture’.

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Women leaders
November 16, 2022

The Great Female Resignation…? The AGN ‘Women of Impact’ Initiative

AGN Global Business Voice: Practice Management Why are women professionals so poorly represented at senior levels within many firms across the sector? In 2021, the AGN Women of Impact (WOI) awards program sought to recognise the unique impact of women accountancy professionals and staff within our member firms. We focused on outstanding contributions and leadership, […]

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metaverse
September 1, 2022

Metaverse Part 2 – The Business Implications

AGN Global Business Voice: International Business Issues. What are the practical implications of the metaverse for business owners? In part one, we looked at the metaverse concept as famously espoused by Mark Zuckerberg in 2021. The metaverse appears to hinge on integrating a range of existing technologies, such as virtual reality and blockchain. Still, it […]

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Metaverse
August 23, 2022

Metaverse Part 1 – The Real Reality?

AGN Global Business Voice: International Business Issues. What is the metaverse, and why it might mean radical change for business? The idea of the metaverse hit the global popular conscience in 2021 when Mark Zuckerberg announced that the name of the holding company for his various sub-brands would change from Facebook to Meta.

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Foreign Investment in India
July 28, 2022

India – Still a Leading Destination for Foreign Investment

AGN Global Business Voice: International Business Issues. India remains a hot topic where many AGN member firms have helped their clients take advantage of the incentives to do business.

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June 28, 2022

The New Consolidators? Observations on accountancy structures, capital and consolidation.

AGN Global Business Voice: AGN Thinking. Is consolidation different this time around? The one thing that pretty much all senior partners of accountancy firms can agree on–across the world – is that they are facing a recruitment challenge, that there is a dearth of high-quality accountancy professionals, and the impacts of technology are ever-increasing.

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April 13, 2022

In Search of Excellence – Looking again at iconic management books

AGN Global Business Voice: Business Alert In a wave of publishing that took grip mainly in the 1980s and 90s, ‘management texts’ became the must-have shelf liner for millions of executives across the world. It was a period when some of the greatest management texts were published. These books were lauded at the time as […]

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March 24, 2022

Clients & Climate Change – Threat and Opportunity?

AGN Global Business Voice: Business Alert The dust has long settled on COP 26, but in November 2021, the world focused on the Glasgow climate conference, temperature change targets, and carbon and methane emissions. Many states signed up to new targets, global business was scrutinized, and commitments were made to change consumer behaviour – all […]

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