Ian Harris: Accountant and Business Advisor
Ian Harris
Accountant and Business Advisor
B and I Lockwood Accountants
About Ian
Ian has over 30 years experience as a Chartered Accountant providing services to small and medium sized businesses.
He is an unapologetic sticky-beak who wants to understand how people tick and what they want to achieve. Ian is also an idealist with an interest in management, business start-ups, eCommerce and politics.
Ian is responsible for developing the open business model of our firm to address the growing needs of clients. Ian’s other responsibility is to regularly execute a practical joke to maintain the morale of the troops.
Areas of Expertise
- Reviewing business structures and identifying legitimate tax planning possibilities
- Reviewing your existing business model and refining it
- Designing business models for start-ups
- Assisting with any small business start-up (especially eCommerce businesses)
- Goal setting and strategic planning
- Assisting with the development of business ideas
- Researching new business opportunities
What clients say
Resources
In the Blog
Business Best Practice – Product & Services Costs
One of the critical principles behind accounting statements is that revenues are matched with the related costs of providing the products or services from which the income is derived. This enables the profit of the business activities to be properly measured, whether...
Managing redundancies – the if, how and when!
25 minute watch HR specialist Catie Paterson from Catie Paterson Consulting chats with BB4G Co-founder Brenda Thomson about the IF, WHEN and HOW of effectively managing redundancies. Catie talks about: Why would you consider redundancy? Can you make any role...
Business Best Practice Social Responsibility
Do you take your responsibilities as a corporate citizen seriously? Does your business contribute in a positive way to the betterment of people and the planet? Businesses that practice corporate social responsibility aim to improve communities, the economy and the...
Business best practice brand identity
Your brand identity is everything that is communicated publicly to portray the personality of your organisation, it’s products and services. It’s the feeling that someone has when they think about your product, service or company. Your brand is not simply a logo! A...
Case Study: Managing an unfair dismissal as a result of COVID-19 slowdown
Approx. time to read: 4 minutes Key Take Aways A fascinating case study mixing maternity leave and COVID staffing challenges. Even with doing everything right... things can still go wrong. The case study reinforces the need for: Having all the right policies,...
Business Best Practice Customer Service
According to a recent study, customer experience has overtaken price and product as key brand differentiators. If you deliver poor service, even if you charge low prices you will lose customers. If you deliver better than average customer service you will not only...
How To Bring Out The Best in Your Remote Workers
Approx. time to read: 2 minutes Key Take Aways With many businesses turning to remote workers it's important to have clear strategies for getting the most from your remote team. Kerry Anne Nelson from Operation Verve has been working with remote workers for many years...
Best Practice Brand Promise
Best Practice Brand PromiseYour Brand Promise represents everything your company stands for.Or does NOT stand for.A brand promise is the tangible, emotional, and aspirational benefits your customer can expect to gain by using your brand or dealing with you.A great...
Funding and Finance in Post COVID Australia
26 minute listen Business working capital specialist Martin Cattach from Finance for Business chats with BB4G Co-founder Brenda Thomson about Funding and Finance in Post COVID Australia. Martin talks about: The outlook for SMEs in the finance and funding area for the...
Best Practice Debtor Management
Best Practice Debtor Management Is your business losing money through unpaid debts? If so you are not alone: Australian small businesses are currently owed over $26 billion because of unpaid invoices . Bad debts account for over 60% of this outstanding amount....
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