In this episode of Progress in Practice, Charlie Reading is joined by Steve Price from Inspire, an accountancy firm with a very different approach.

Rather than simply helping business owners stay compliant, Steve and his team focus on helping owner-managed businesses understand, use, and improve their numbers so they can build a business that serves their life, instead of becoming a slave to it.

This conversation explores the deeper role accountants can play, the power of mentoring and accountability, and why self-belief, structure, and lifelong learning are such vital ingredients in building a better business.

If you want your business to give you more freedom, more clarity, and more control, this episode is full of practical wisdom.

Key Talking Points

· Why Inspire is focused on a mindset of business owner, not a specific sector

· The difference between compliance-led accounting and using numbers to improve a business

· Why Steve believes accountants should help improve lives, not just fill in forms

· The meaning behind Inspire’s mission: crunching numbers, inspiring business, improving lives

· How Steve discovered that business numbers are really about a person’s life, family, and freedom

· Building a business to create more flexibility and control

· The advice Steve would give his younger self: think who not how

· Why mentors, coaches, and outside perspectives can dramatically accelerate progress

· The one piece of wisdom Steve would pass on to the next generation: self-belief

· Why Steve believes most obstacles come down to time, money, or the stories we tell ourselves

· The challenge of maintaining focus and staying accountable to meaningful goals

· How accountability is embedded inside Inspire’s culture

· Why Steve uses the EOS / Traction system to create structure and momentum

· The importance of lifelong learning — not just solving immediate problems, but learning for learning’s sake

About the Guest

Steve Price is part of Inspire, an accountancy business that helps owner-managed businesses use their numbers to make better decisions, create more freedom, and build businesses that truly serve their owners.

Inspire combines strong financial expertise with a coaching-led mindset, helping clients move beyond compliance and into more intentional, strategic business growth. Through its courses and services, Inspire supports business owners who want more clarity, more control, and more from their business.

Find Out More

Website: https://www.bwp-inspire.co.uk/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevepricemanchester

Resources & Links Mentioned

Traction by Gino Wickman which includes The EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) framework

Inspire’s Money Freedom Course- visit https://www.bwp-inspire.co.uk

Inspire’s Exit Planning Course visit https://www.bwp-inspire.co.uk

About the Podcast

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