--- title: Blog | Spotlight News description: Spotlight News | Keep up to date with all Spotlight announcements, business advisory industry news, special events and thought leadership. --- [![Return to homepage](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/hubfs/Brand_attributes/spotlight%20reporting%20logo.svg "Return to homepage")](https://www.spotlightreporting.com/) - [Solutions](https://spotlightreporting.com/our-solutions/) - [Product](http://spotlightreporting.com/product/) - [Pricing](http://spotlightreporting.com/pricing/) - [Resources](http://spotlightreporting.com/resources/) - [Our team](http://spotlightreporting.com/our-team/) - [Blog](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com) - [Free trial](http://go.spotlightreporting.com/Member/Signup) [Login](https://go.spotlightreporting.com/Member/Login?ReturnUrl=%2f) # Blog Keep up to date with all industry news, special events and thought leadership [![](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/hubfs/IMG_4152-1.jpg)](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/midwinter-christmas) ## [Spotlight HQ's Midwinter Christmas 2020! For the past six months, we’ve been talking about the importance of taking care of yourself, as well as your customers, clients, and communities. Today, Spotlight Reporting’s HQ did just that, by...](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/midwinter-christmas) [Read More](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/midwinter-christmas) [![](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/hubfs/Julie%20Francis_BW-1.jpg)](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/designed-by-accountants-julie-francis) ## [Designed by Accountants, for Accountants: Julie Francis Julie Francis, our CFO, is the ultimate team player—so much so that it was difficult getting her to stop talking about her team, and start talking about herself. As co-founder of Spotlight Reporting,...](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/designed-by-accountants-julie-francis) [Read More](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/designed-by-accountants-julie-francis) [![](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/hubfs/Canva%20-%20Blue%20and%20White%20Come%20in%20Were%20Open%20Signboard-1.jpg)](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/working-through-a-recession) ## [Working Through a Recession: Advice From Accountants Before Spotlight Reporting became a global software solution for the accounting industry, many of our key employees were out in the field as accountants, helping clients of their own through the...](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/working-through-a-recession) [Read More](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/working-through-a-recession) [![](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/hubfs/Richard%20Francis_CEO_Spotlight%20Reporting-1.jpg)](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/designed-by-accountants-richard-francis) ## [Designed by Accountants, for Accountants: Richard Francis Richard Francis, the CEO of Spotlight Reporting, is an incredibly approachable person. It’s always intimidating to interview people from the upper echelons of a company, but any nervousness on my...](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/designed-by-accountants-richard-francis) [Read More](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/designed-by-accountants-richard-francis) [![](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202020-04-21%20at%2010.52.53%20AM-1.png)](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/accountants-matt-kekena) ## [Designed by Accountants, for Accountants: Matt Kekena Matt Kekena is Spotlight Reporting’s current Product Manager, and resident musician. He’s incredibly coy about how many instruments he plays, but at last count it was about seven (if you count the...](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/accountants-matt-kekena) [Read More](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/accountants-matt-kekena) [![](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/hubfs/2020_0421_17381400-1.jpg)](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/12-days-of-lockdown-learning) ## [12 Days of Lockdown Learning: A Journey I start every day with a strong cup of coffee. It’s an easy way to ground myself (mind the pun), and to get into the swing of things. Most importantly, it reminds me of the office. The coffee machine...](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/12-days-of-lockdown-learning) [Read More](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/12-days-of-lockdown-learning) [![](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/hubfs/486%20Spotlight%2005-08-14LR-1.jpg)](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/accountants-nik-george) ## [Designed by Accountants, for Accountants: Nik George Nik George is Spotlight Reporting’s longest-standing employee, and he’s come a long way since his first job with Richard and Julie as a Junior Accountant. He was there for the transition of Francis...](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/accountants-nik-george) [Read More](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/accountants-nik-george) [![](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/hubfs/matt-noble-BpTMNN9JSmQ-unsplash-1.jpg)](https://blog.spotlightreporting.com/10-recession-busting-tips) ## [10 Recession-Busting Tips Right now, our mission is to provide practical strategies and timely information to protect and prepare you as we slide into a recession. 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