Articles by Adam Harper | Startups Magazine

Adam Harper

Adam Harper is the Director of Professional Standards and Policy at AAT. Adam has led on the development and implementation of AAT’s professional body standards, policies and compliance activities. He manages the definition of the objectives, priorities and targets for raising AAT’s profile (policy lobbying/review and consultations) to maintain the quality and status of AAT membership. In doing so Adam represents the views of AAT’s membership working in and on behalf of UK business.

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How do small businesses know they have found a qualified, trustworthy accountant or one that is masquerading?

With 60% of startups in the UK failing in the first three years and almost three-quarters of small business owners experiencing cash flow issues, it’s not surprising to learn that almost two-thirds (65%) of small business owners wish they had known more about accountancy before starting their business.

One in 10 people put off starting a business by tax and accounting

Despite small businesses single handedly generating a quarter of the UK’s GDP, over a quarter (26%) of small business owners have next to no accounting knowledge. In fact, accounting is the reason many budding entrepreneurs don’t get a business off the ground with one in 10 people put off starting a business by tax and accounting.