Between a rock and a hard place? Or deep dive for pearls!

Not only in the UK but now globally, it appears the Euro’s future could impact on all of us – and according to Nick Clegg, sooner and longer than we might have hoped for. The world’s press constantly throws out Spanners, Hammers and Body Blows that make everyone feel there is not a single good news story out there, and that every business is in a state of collapse. Well it is certainly tougher and more testing for those who have only been playing at leading and we are seeing some truer colours and changes at the top. However, there are certainly lots of good stories; shame it just doesn’t get into the news!

So is it tough – or is it a time of massive opportunity? At several recent events with Managing Partners, comments included:

• ‘it’s a great time to go out ‘shopping’ for firms, and we’ve done 6 in the last 18 months, and we are positioning ourselves for some sell-offs’ , and I know that this particular firm are also wining @10% of business and referrals off the net
• ‘well it was too good an opportunity to miss, so I am in the middle of another big acquisition which will take us up to 450+, oh and sorting offices, oh and another couple of little acquisitions’. A glutton for punishment – but wholly entrepreneurial.

So with mergers, best friend relationships, or alliances with firms in Canada, Australia and of course in Singapore, etc., – the world is open for business. – it is just how voracious your appetite is!

Smith & Williamson’s seminar for Professional Practices is on 8th November and we will be offering ideas, comments and thoughts to revitalize and challenge you, as leaders to challenge old thinking, shift mind-sets and build sustainable business for the next 10 – 20 years!