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Your Financial Data Is at Risk: 4 Steps to Protect It Now!

As data breaches surge, the financial industry faces increasing cyber threats. In this article, Neriza, VBP Deputy Manager, outlines four essential steps to protect your information. Learn how strong passwords, multifactor authentication, phishing awareness, and regular updates can safeguard your digital environment and keep your data secure.
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Solving Recruitment Challenges in Australian Accounting with Offshoring and AI
Australia's accounting firms are grappling with a severe skills shortage, impacting client deadlines and growth. Daniel Harrison explores key challenges—including lack of interest in public practice and shortfalls in skilled migration—and provides strategic solutions like offshoring and AI integration to help firms overcome these issues and thrive in an increasingly competitive market.
  • 7 minutes

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Your Financial Data Is at Risk: 4 Steps to Protect It Now!

As data breaches surge, the financial industry faces increasing cyber threats. In this article, Neriza, VBP Deputy Manager, outlines four essential steps to protect your information. Learn how strong passwords, multifactor authentication, phishing awareness, and regular updates can safeguard your digital environment and keep your data secure.
  • 9 minutes

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Solving Recruitment Challenges in Australian Accounting with Offshoring and AI

Australia's accounting firms are grappling with a severe skills shortage, impacting client deadlines and growth. Daniel Harrison explores key challenges—including lack of interest in public practice and shortfalls in skilled migration—and provides strategic solutions like offshoring and AI integration to help firms overcome these issues and thrive in an increasingly competitive market.
  • 7 minutes

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Keeping Your Word: 3 Vital Reasons Businesses Must Honour Commitments

Building and maintaining trust is essential for business success, and honouring commitments plays a crucial role in this process. Discover how consistently fulfilling promises can enhance client relationships, establish professional integrity, and foster long-term partnerships by reading the full article here.
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Making a Difference: VBP Gives Back to Children’s Haven

Community is at the core of VBP. During the 2024 VBP Conference, our team, clients, and volunteers united for an outreach program, bringing joy and support to the children of Children's Haven-Cordova. Read the full article to learn more about this heartwarming initiative.
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6 Tips for Clear and Productive Virtual Communication

In today’s remote work environment, strong virtual communication is key to success, especially when working with offshore teams. Siddhi Padia, VBP Technical Lead - Paraplanning, shares essential tips for building trust, enhancing collaboration, and fostering productivity through clear communication channels, responsiveness, regular meetings, and engaging team-building activities to bridge the distance effectively.
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Mastering the Optimum Operating Rhythm for Financial Advisory Success

Sue Viskovic, VBP General Manager-Consulting, emphasizes the importance of an Optimum Operating Rhythm for financial advisory firms. Drawing on Verne Harnish’s Rockefeller Habits, VBP tailors this concept to the industry's unique needs. By integrating daily huddles, weekly meetings, and strategic planning, firms can enhance performance, reduce risk, and achieve sustainable growth, aligning operational rhythms with long-term success.
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Person typing on a laptop with a cybersecurity shield on the screen
Your Financial Data Is at Risk: 4 Steps to Protect It Now!
As data breaches surge, the financial industry faces increasing cyber threats. In this article, Neriza, VBP Deputy Manager, outlines four essential steps to protect your information. Learn how strong passwords, multifactor authentication, phishing awareness, and regular updates can safeguard your digital environment and keep your data secure.
Read more  
Person putting a blue chess-piece like thing in the middle of brown chess pieces
Solving Recruitment Challenges in Australian Accounting with Offshoring and AI
Australia's accounting firms are grappling with a severe skills shortage, impacting client deadlines and growth. Daniel Harrison explores key challenges—including lack of interest in public practice and shortfalls in skilled migration—and provides strategic solutions like offshoring and AI integration to help firms overcome these issues and thrive in an increasingly competitive market.
Read more  
A man and a woman in white formal clothes laughing while sitting down in the office
Keeping Your Word: 3 Vital Reasons Businesses Must Honour Commitments
Building and maintaining trust is essential for business success, and honouring commitments plays a crucial role in this process. Discover how consistently fulfilling promises can enhance client relationships, establish professional integrity, and foster long-term partnerships by reading the full article here.
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Solving Recruitment Challenges in Australian Accounting with Offshoring and AI
Australia's accounting firms are grappling with a severe skills shortage, impacting client deadlines and growth. Daniel Harrison explores key challenges—including lack of interest in public practice and shortfalls in skilled migration—and provides strategic solutions like offshoring and AI integration to help firms overcome these issues and thrive in an increasingly competitive market.
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Boosting Productivity and Cutting Costs: Discover the Power of Offshoring for Your Business
Discover how offshoring can revolutionise your business by boosting productivity and cutting costs. Learn the differences between offshoring and outsourcing, and find out why combining these strategies can save you money and enhance scalability. Ready to take the next step? Find out more and start your journey towards growth.
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The Foundations of a Resilient Advice Business
In Australia's evolving financial advice landscape, resilience is paramount. Elixir Consulting, powered by VBP champions this ethos. Their handbook equips firms with strategic insights for enduring growth. Strategic planning, vital for defining purpose and vision, lies at the heart of resilient businesses. Through integration and execution, firms forge a path towards sustained success amidst industry upheaval.
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Making Sure Your Biggest Asset is Protected
Resilient advice firms prioritize staff as their greatest asset and investment. Crafting a robust Employee Value Proposition (EVP) is crucial amidst a global talent shortage. Beyond competitive compensation, fostering a positive workplace culture, offering career development, and embracing flexibility are essential strategies for retaining top talent and sustaining business success.
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How To Build a Powerful Training Video Library in 7 Steps
In today's digital age, training videos are essential for educating team members. They offer flexibility and accessibility, aiding in standardized work practices and global collaboration. Establishing a video library benefits businesses by providing real-time support, saving time and costs, and enhancing employee satisfaction. Here are 7 tips to create an effective training video library.
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New Addition Brings Partnerships to the Next Level
In our journey through transformation, fostering relationships has been a constant. Our people-first approach creates genuine partnerships that add value and support businesses through success. Creating multiple touchpoints throughout the business is one way we maintain a successful partnership. With this, we are thrilled to welcome the newest addition to the VBP Team.
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