I am glad you asked. You see, big publicly traded companies must report their numbers in detail. It is a legal requirement. But behind the scenes, there is an army … Continue reading →

The whole point of a business is to make money to cover its costs, including your staff and yourself, and ideally something extra to be reinvested or given back to … Continue reading →

Business assumptions and habits are often legacies of the past. You do things the way you do because on day one you had a problem you had to solve and … Continue reading →

Today’s problems were yesterday’s solutions. Many of the things you do every day in your business, assumptions you make and decisions you evaluate positively, are legacies of the past. You … Continue reading →

You started a small business, or you manage one today. You know everything there is to know about it. Or do you? Let’s explore three aspects of your business that … Continue reading →

September is here, things are still looking weird, so now it’s the time to switch to emergency short-termism. In other words, cashflow monitoring on a monthly basis. We spoke about … Continue reading →

If you are an owner of a UK-based company, chances are you may be spending your summer days worrying if things will take a downturn this autumn. If this is … Continue reading →

I help clients’ businesses become more profitable, using financial and management accounting amongst other things.  I use some principles to guide my advice which I think are valid, no matter … Continue reading →

Scaling up in the right way is the key to the growth of your business. In B2B professional services, your growth capacity lies in your people’s skills. Unfortunately, scaling up … Continue reading →

In the area of professional services, scaling up in the right way is the key to the growth of your business. Here we refer only to B2B businesses, i.e. when … Continue reading →