
Ballards LLP Sound Advice
A podcast series about finance and taxation brought to you by award winning chartered accountancy firm, Ballards LLP.
Episodes
33 episodes
The Digital Tax Shift: What Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Means for You
In this episode of Sound Advice, guest host Laura Barnwell, Director at Ballards LLP, sits down with Sarah Fletcher, Senior Tax Manager at Ballards LLP. Together, they delve into the topic of Making Tax Digital, exploring what it means for taxp...
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14:24

Why You Should Outsource Your Accounts
Ben Allman hosts Ally McLaughin, Outsourced Finance Senior Manager from Ballards LLP, who demystifies financial outsourcing services. The episode covers what outsourced finance truly involves, dispelling misconceptions about who can benefit. Al...
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33:50

Understanding R&D Tax Relief: Making Successful Claims and What’s New
In this episode of Sound Advice from Ballard's Accountants, host Ben Allman explores the world of R&D claims with Jamie McLellan, R&D Senior Manager within Ballards. R&D tax relief can be a powerful tool for businesses, ...
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27:06

The Resilient Enterprise: Cyber Threats and Solutions
In our latest episode of Sound Advice, brought to you by Ballards LLP Chartered Accountants, host Ben Allman talks with Michelle Ohren, Director of the West Midlands Cyber Resilience Centre. They discuss how businesses can navigate cybersecurit...
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26:04

AI in Business - Opportunities, Challenges and Misconceptions
In this episode of Sound Advice from Ballard's Accountants, host Ben Allman explores the world of Artificial Intelligence with Ed Daniels, the lead developer at Mathison AI. They discuss AI's current applications across various industries, its ...
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Women in Accountancy
Listeners can tune in to a recording of our recent women in accounting webinar. Hosts Steven Jones and Lauren Townsend are joined by Laura Barnwell, Director at Ballards, Helen Rowland, Tax Senior at Ballards, Alex Moore, Account Manager at Bal...
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28:57

CrowdStrike – What Happened?
Join Matthew Clarke, your host, and Bal Siyan, Fractional IT Director at Ballards, in the latest episode of the SoundAdvice Podcast as they discuss CrowdStrike. Bal explores the impact of recent events involving CrowdStrike, particularly in sec...
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16:57

Boost Your Brand: The Essential Role of Marketing Agency
In the latest episode of the podcast Sound Advice, Ben Allman, a chartered accountant with Ballards LLP, interviews Jon Clough, the founder of Creative Folks, a web design and performance marketing agency. During the episode, Jon provides an in...
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28:08

Stronger Teams, Better Business - Why Recruitment Matters
In our latest episode of Sound Advice, Ballards LLP chartered accountants, host Ben Allman talks with Emma Richardson, Managing Director at Four Squared Recruitment. They discuss why recruitment is important for your business, how to make the b...
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Insider's Guide to Consulting: Trends, Triumphs, and Traps
In our latest episode of Sound Advice, brought to you by Ballards LLP chartered accountants, host Ben Allman talks with Esther Partridge-Warner, Head Business Growth Coach at Real World Consultancy. They discuss trends in the consultancy world,...
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25:45

Tech Talk in the Fields: Navigating Agriculture's Machinery Revolution
In our latest episode of Sound Advice, brought to you by Ballards LLP chartered accountants, host Ben Allman discusses the agricultural machinery sector with expert Toby Whatley from Farmers Guardian. They cover its importance, trends like prec...
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34:56

Domain Decoded: Demystifying Domain Name Registration
In our latest episode of Sound Advice, brought to you by Ballards LLP chartered accountants, host Ben Allman is joined by Alice Wright, Trade mark Attorney at Harrison Clark Rickerbys Solicitors. Alice delves into the world of intellectual prop...
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31:33

Dominate Your Field by Mastering Effective Leadership & Management
In our latest episode of Sound Advice, brought to you by Ballards LLP chartered accountants, join host Ben Allman as he discusses leadership and management with Andrew Lavoipierre, a leadership coach. Andrew shares insights into what it takes t...
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37:27

Cybersecurity – The Threats, Importance And Benefits For Your Business
Ballards LLP chartered accountants bring you Sound Advice. In this episode host Mathew Clarke discusses cybersecurity in the digital world with Bal Siyan, Senior Digital Executive, and Sean Devlin, Digital Transformation Partner. Learn about th...
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24:55

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Project Delivery
Ballards LLP chartered accountants bring you Sound Advice. In this episode, our host Steven Jones is joined by guests Sean Devlin, Digital Transformation Partner, and Adam Strand Senior Project Manager. Together they discuss the practical strat...
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22:47

Shareholders' Agreement: What You Need to Know
Ballards LLP chartered accountants bring you Sound Advice. In this episode, our host Ben Allman and special guest Alison Scott, Partner at Harrison Clark Rickerbys, break down everything you need to know about shareholders' agreement—from the b...
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26:26

Bankrupt and Broke: Exploring Insolvency in Today's Economy
In this episode, host Ben Allman is joined by Steven Jones, Business Development Partner, and Mark Bowen, owner of MB Insolvency. Together, they delve into the intricacies of the insolvency process, shed light on its impact on business owners, ...
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25:48

Unpacking Commercial Property - Trends and Tax Touchpoints
Ballards LLP chartered accountants bring you Sound Advice. In this episode, Steven Jones is joined by Martin Adams, Corporate Tax Partner at Ballards LLP and esteemed guest Nick Jethwa, Partner at G Herbert Banks Chartered Surveyor. Together th...
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20:56

Digital Transformation: Navigating the Path to a Digitally Enabled Business
Ballards LLP chartered accountants bring you Sound Advice. In this episode, Steven Jones is joined by Sean Devlin, Digital Transformation Partner at Ballards LLP. Together they discuss the concept of being a digitally enabled busine...
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15:03

Maximising Excess Funds - Strategic Decisions for Companies and Individuals
Ballards LLP chartered accountants bring you Sound Advice. In this episode, Ben Allman is joined by esteemed guest John Allen, Partner at Boolers Wealth Management. Together they explore the various avenues for optimising surplus funds, gain va...
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25:55

From Seed to Sale - Navigating the Childcare Market
Ballards LLP chartered accountants bring you Sound Advice. In this episode Steven Jones is joined by esteemed guest Nick Brown from Christie & Co, and Corporate Partner at Ballards LLP, Ben Powell. Together they delve into an insightful dis...
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22:17

R&D: Still a great opportunity
Ballards LLP chartered accountants bring you Sound Advice. In this episode, Ben Allman is joined by Steven Jones, Business Development Partner, and Gina Gardner, an experienced Corporate Tax Manager who specialises in Research and Development(R...
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20:09

Digital Technology – Are there concerns and impacts on wellbeing?
Ballards LLP chartered accountants bring you Sound Advice. In this episode, Steven Jones is joined by Sean Devlin, IT & Digital Transformation Partner, and Dr. Daniel Reardon, an experienced medical doctor, personal fitness trainer, and com...
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Property - Thinking of Buying or Selling?
Ballards LLP chartered accountants bring you Sound Advice. In this episode, Steven Jones is joined by Ballards Tax Partner, Martin Adams, Matt Nicol, Managing Director at estate agents Nicol and Co. and James Gwynne, lettings Manager also at Ni...
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28:59

Changes Businesses Need To Be Aware Of This Year...
Ballards LLP chartered accountants bring you Sound Advice. In this episode, Steven Jones is joined by Partner, Ben Allman who explains a number of pending changes, including some tax rises, that businesses should be prepared for this year. ...
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