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Date: 01/06/2025

We've all heard of a spring clean, but for accountants, its winter that's the best season for a clean-up with the new financial year.

Amanda Gascoigne, who is a specialist coach, mentor and consultant for accounting firms, says using this time of year for a practice reset can lower stress and improve your lifestyle. Our interview with Amanda is this month's cover story.

Success in sales requires planning and persistence. That's according to the Co-Founder of Growth Forum, David Fastuca, who has had great success in building multiple businesses and then selling them at a profit. He's written a new book, called 'The B2B Sales Playbook,' and he shares some of his secrets with us. 

Many practices are finding the relatively new Right to Disconnect laws confusing and difficult to negotiate. So workplace expert Michelle Gibbings is here to give some advice about how to approach them.

Family Business Association Chief Executive Catherine Sayer outlines how important succession planning is for family businesses, Ingrid Maynard - the Sales Doctor - looks at how AI is being used for sales, and Rod Curtis from Kommunal explains why a full brand strategy is crucial in today's environment.

And finally this month we chat to Aaron McEwan from Gartner about the controversial concept of a four-day working week, and how there might be surprising benefits for your business.