Meteors Attack Earth!

The link below is to the BBC website showing a video of a meteor strike in Russia today.

bbc.in/VYdvMs

Space junk, asteroid or comet splinter or alien attack? Probably one of the two former suggestions! It also seems Hollywood have got meteor strikes very wrong in the past as they always seem to hit the US, or at least New York! Who’s ever heard of a meteor strike in central Russia.

But wait, not all is lost Hollywood. I just learned that an asteroid 150ft in diameter will miss the Earth by a mere 17,000 miles tonight at 19.25GMT. That’s closer than the geosynchronous satellites that orbit our planet. That line could grace any meteor-oriented Hollywood blockbuster. Speilberg, take note! It trips off the tongue so well. Or you could go with: That’s no moon. But I fear that’s been done before! 

Before you run out and build a shelter, apparently there’s no risk of impact from it or any splinters. Its closest approach will be 19:25 GMT, so I doubt you would have time anyway.

 

Why You Need Accountants!

How many people starting up their own business, running an established business, or even taking over a long established business, have a head for numbers? Let’s be honest, accountancy and tax tend to send people to sleep. Others make jokes about grey suits and uninteresting personalities. Yet the mere mention of financial forecasts can give some business owners a panic attack, and who do they turn to for help?!

The cornerstone of any good business (apart from a good product or excellent service etc.!) is stable finances. How many business people know that a profitable company can run out of money or the business mantra: Cash is king? Professionals can steer a business owner in the right direction and help educate them. And it’s not just about paying the right tax. Let’s face it, business owners don’t need to know how to fill in a tax return or complete a statutory set of accounts, but they do need to know key indicators in their business and keep track of them – and most of these are financial indicators.

The trick is knowing when and how to get the right professional to advise the business owner.