{"id":634,"date":"2020-09-15T12:07:50","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T10:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelife.digital\/tl\/?p=634"},"modified":"2020-09-15T12:07:50","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T10:07:50","slug":"accounting-and-investment-empire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelife.digital\/tl\/articles\/accounting-and-investment-empire\/","title":{"rendered":"Accounting and Investment Empire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Confidence and First Impression Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ten years ago,  two young guys decided it was time to start building their own empire, Richard Coetzee and Konrad Lightfoot, knew that their accounting degrees and SAIPA memberships would be key in starting their accounting firm as not many business owners would take them serious because of their age. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their relentless passion and dedication were inspirational to new clients (perhaps reminding them of their own<\/em> aspirations when they<\/em> first started out!) The youngsters did not want to be \u2018just another accounting firm,\u2019 they wanted to be the<\/em> leading<\/em> example<\/em> locally of what proper<\/strong> accounting<\/strong> and effective<\/strong> support<\/strong> a.k.a financial comradery<\/em><\/strong> could mean to a business owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The name \u2018El Imperio\u2019<\/em> translates to \u2018The Empire\u2019<\/em> from the Spanish language.  Their mission was to build an empire by starting an accounting firm and then extending it to include other investments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richard and Konrad knew that not every business could afford an in-house accountant and that directors of large companies did not always have time to travel for meetings and often prefer having an accountant that consults and even works on site.  They also knew that having access to a professional advisor at the right time could be vital to any business when making decisions that grow or alter their business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They shaped El Imperio Accountants<\/em> in a unique way to provide a personal service by giving advice from an accounting perspective as well as personal experience; they consulted clients at their business premises to gain a better perspective of their client\u2019s environment; \u00a0they offered management of internal financial departments to ensure that the business operated as effectively as possible.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n