Following some while back in the UK to catch up with family and friends (and lots of sightseeing in the UK and Europe), Nick is now back in business in Hawke’s Bay and very keen to continue working on his next set of goals. As we know, goals, hard work and commitment are the keys to success to life.

Nick, who has achieved success in both business and accountancy for 35 years, founded his previous business Accountancy + Business Advice Centre from scratch in 2007 without a single client and despite this (and not having originated in Hawke’s Bay) built a vibrant and successful practice in the teeth of the recession (at that time) which he subsequently sold in May 2016 due to the difficulties of getting enough staff to cope with the ever-increasing and large loyal client base, thereby freeing up time and enabling Nick's trip to the UK.

Before deciding to move a little closer to his favourite Hawkes Bay wineries in New Zealand, Nick made it to the top and earned the respect of peers, other professionals and clients by becoming Managing Partner of an extremely successful and multi-award winning eight-partner firm of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers in the UK, Harwood Hutton. In New Zealand, prior to starting in business again (this time in his own right), Nick was CEO of Coffey Davidson in Hastings (later WHK and subsequently Crowe Horvath).

Nick has been helping clients prosper in their businesses since he obtained his own clients in the early 1980's and soon realised that accountancy and finance, whilst a good foundation for the future, were just two aspects of business to master.

Nick believes that, as in life in general, to get you have to give, so he always provides a little extra advice and assistance to business owners he comes in contact with, as well as being a volunteer business mentor with Business Mentors New Zealand. Nick enjoys giving something back to the business community in New Zealand and also to the developing world, following his amazing volunteer business mentoring trips to PNG where he met some fabulous business owners.

Nick is an expert on accounting software, being a Bank Link Professional Advisor and Xero and MYOB Certified Consultant.