The Problem: Our attention is under assault. The Internet, smartphones and particularly social media all conspire against us to set our monkey brain aflutter.
This month, we instituted a new tradition at Avalon: Our Value of the Month. We decided to start with Focus (No Squirrels Allowed) for a number of reasons:
Staying focused and being productive can feel like alchemy. We have productive and unproductive days, but it often feels like there is no rhyme or reason to when we are switched on and when we are just bleh. However, there are ways to increase your strike rate and have more productive days.
We would like to introduce you to our newest team member, Jonathan L Candel BMus MMus CPA, or as we like to call him, Jon, or sometimes Jono.
It’s rainy today and kind of grey outside, reminding me that November and December often have less than a handful of sunny days here in Victoria. So, instead of writing about tax rules or accounting tips let’s have some fun and go to the movies!
Reading books is a great and inexpensive way to tap into the knowledge and experience of successful business owners. Not all books in the business genre are created equal, though. Here are Avalon’s top 5 books that we would recommend to anyone starting or running a business.
One of the core values at Avalon is buffoonery. And so, holding true to our values, we would like to present this quiz testing your knowledge of Joe Collins. How well do you know Joe and his often obscure references and quirks? Let's find out.
Here’s the best of the newsletter from April 2019. I learned that people really like to hear about tax stuff from accountants (who knew?). Stats included in Open/Click through/Unsubscribe rates, so you know.
We are delighted to introduce the newest Avalon team member, Khine Thwe. We met Khine back in January and were impressed with her education and experience. We soon found out that she was also one of the kindest and hardest working people we’ve met! Khine is a wonderful addition to the team and I am so pleased to introduce you to her through this short interview.
Laura is one of our superstar bookkeepers and a wonderfully active contributor to the #petsofavalon Slack channel. She works closely with our clients to take care of bookkeeping, file sales tax returns, and build reports that give our clients a guiding light.