Author: Craig Whitton

Passion, Persistence, Performance

“To get the most out of life you need passion, without passion there is no persistence without persistence there is no performance, without performance we are all just spectators on the stage of life.”  

Newcastle, a great place to be a bookkeeper!

Newcastle is vibrant and energetic city that, for the last 20 years has been undergoing a gradual transition from a tough mining town to a vibrant and innovative city. The University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute and leading defence and aerospace manufacturers like BA Systems and Newcastle-bred Varley Industries are all contributing to making… Read more »

Choosing the right bookkeeper for your business.

At Real Balance, we believe that all business owners should be entitled to the following; Adaptable: Your bookkeeper must be able to move with the times and demonstrate that they are able to identify emerging trends and tools that can help their clients and improve how they operate their business. The emergence of cloud-based technology is… Read more »

Xero and Saasu. Game changer for bookkeepers and small business.

  The emergence of cloud-based tools for business are changing the way we go about our business. Cloud-tech is changing the nature of the conversations we are having, changing the nature of the problems we are faced with and most importantly changing the solutions we are recommending for our clients. Small business is now part… Read more »

Real Balance has Quality “stamp of approval” from CPA Australia

  During the last six months, the team have been working to streamline our systems and processes in readiness for our CPA Quality Review. CPA Australia is one of the world’s largest accounting bodies with a membership of more than 144,000 members in 127 countries. As a Public Practice, the CPA Australia Quality Review Program… Read more »

SkydiveHQ … Helping you take for first leap in the clouds

  “SkydiveHQ, Helping business people take their first leap in the clouds” Small business accounting is rapidly approaching a crucial stage, a moment of generational change led by outstanding firms including Xero and Saasu.  With the emergence of cloud technology some industry experts suggest that accountants should embrace the opportunity and “capitalise on it or… Read more »