This month our big interview features Jack Eckworth FCCA who, as FD of Off-Piste Wines, is helping the company cash in on the UK’s continued and growing appetite for unpretentious, fun and good-quality wine.

We have advice for practice leaders on how to ensure your firm stands out from the competition. Our article on creating a strong employer brand looks at how this will appeal to employees and clients.

Also in practice news, we look at growth in the top international accountancy networks and associations, which hit 11% in 2022. We explore where the growth is coming from and which groups were the best performers.

Remember pasty-gate and the Jaffa Cake trials? Columnist Robert Bruce looks back at the history of VAT, which celebrates its 50th birthday this month.

Does boasting help? According to Dr Rob Yeung, self-promotion may boost your chances of getting ahead, but the benefits could be short-lived. As he warns, when colleagues work with self-promoters over months or even years, they can form much more accurate judgments about their actual skills and capabilities. So tone it down a bit, unless your boss is a narcissistic leader, in which case, go for it.

Finally, don’t forget we have plenty of CPD articles to read on a range of topics, from technical to technology to soft skills

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