Phil Hobden, Author at Elite Business Magazine

Phil Hobden

Phil Hobden is a fintech and financial services expert with over 15 years of experience working with leading firms including NatWest, Wolters Kluwer, and Visma. A go-to-market strategist and recognised thought leader, he’s helped launch and scale products across the UK markets and beyond. He is current working to empower accountants across the UK in his role of Head of Business Development at Sage Phil is a regular contributor to Elite Business online, a Top 100 Sales Influencer (2025), and a sought-after speaker at events like Accountex, the Digital Accountancy Show, Elite Business Live and many others!

Surviving trade shows & events (and actually getting value from them)

Phil Hobden

May 6 '26

Trade shows are chaotic but offer valuable opportunities. Learn the key strategies for successfully surviving trade shows

The busiest conference in your industry is happening right now. On LinkedIn

Phil Hobden

Apr 1 '26

For years, LinkedIn was basically your digital CV. You set up a profile. Listed your jobs. Added a few colleagues. Then ignored it until the next career move. Useful, yes. Exciting, not really

More blockbusters, more business lessons: The sequel

Phil Hobden

Mar 2 '26

Just over a year ago I penned an article for Elite on about what movie blockbusters taught me about sales and business

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax starts in April: What you need to know

Phil Hobden

Feb 3 '26

Have you heard of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax? If not, you’re not alone: Research in January 2026 from Sage and IPSE says only around 30% of sole traders have meaningful awareness of MTD for Income Tax

Eight trends that will impact Accountants and their clients in 2026 (and beyond)

Phil Hobden

Jan 14 '26

Here are the eight trends that will shape accountants and the clients they support in the year ahead

Carbon Accounting: The next big opportunity for Accountants and their clients

Phil Hobden

Dec 1 '25

Across the UK, accountants are already helping clients measure emissions, meet tender requirements and understand the financial impact of sustainability

Time isn’t the problem: Finding the real barriers to growth

Phil Hobden

Nov 6 '25

Ask any business owner or accountant what their biggest challenge is and you’ll often get the same answer: time

Rodents ate my Receipts: Why SMEs can’t afford to leave record-keeping to chance

Phil Hobden

Oct 1 '25

“Rodents Ate My Receipts “. That was the defence a bus driver used when he tried to challenge a £28,000 HMRC bill

The accountant’s advantage: How clarity empowers SMEs to thrive

Phil Hobden

Sep 11 '25

In conversations with firms and during a recent webinar I hosted on Futrli for the Digital Accountancy Show, I keep hearing the same message: small and mid-sized businesses are not just looking for numbers, they are craving confidence. That is where accountants step in, solving puzzles SMEs often cannot see themselves

The hidden cost of doing nothing

Phil Hobden

Aug 13 '25

Earlier this year it was revealed that US air traffic control still runs on Windows 95. Not as a backup. Not for training. For the day-to-day systems keeping millions of people from colliding mid-air

The accountant’s edge: Forecasting that fuels growth

Phil Hobden

Aug 5 '25

There’s a growing tension in the world of small business. On one hand, owners are being told to tighten up, brace for change, and keep a close eye on cash

AI isn’t the threat. Waiting is

Phil Hobden

Jul 9 '25

There’s a pattern in accountancy. We wait. We stall. We put off tech change until it becomes unavoidable and then we scramble