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Jan 26
2 min

8 strategies to increase your profit margin (when you can’t increase demand)

As author Dough Hall correctly put it, “if your profit margins aren’t rising, chances are your company isn’t thriving.” Makes sense when...

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Jan 2
3 min

10 ways to improve your business cash flow

For a business to grow sustainably (and to successfully make it through the financial bumps in the road), cash flow needs to be a...

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Jan 2
3 min

4 key numbers you need to know for effective cash flow planning

Running out of cash is one of the biggest reasons that businesses fail. It’s not surprising really, as forecasting your cash flow can be...

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Dec 6, 2020
4 min

Making Tax Digital for your business

Making Tax Digital (MTD) is changing the way UK businesses, accountants and bookkeepers do their taxes. Find out what this means for you...

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Dec 3, 2020
3 min

How to pivot your business so that you stay in business

As we keep plunging deeper into a global recession, it can be tempting to panic and dither with decisions, but that’s not going to help....

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Nov 26, 2020
3 min

How to prepare your virtual teams for the long haul

The pandemic may have forced hundreds of businesses to convert from co-located teams to 100% virtual teams in a matter of days, but that...

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Nov 17, 2020
3 min

5 questions to ask yourself to sustainably take your team virtual

As of this moment, there are two things that we know for sure. One being that the pandemic has forced many businesses to shift to remote...

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Nov 11, 2020
2 min

The Importance of Budgeting in Business

Some business owners begin their operation with a wave of optimism and enthusiasm but without a well thought out budget they find it is...

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Nov 6, 2020
2 min

What is psychological safety and why is it so important to instil in your virtual team?

In 2015, Google launched Project Aristotle to identify what behaviours within high-performance teams contribute to success. The only...

Nov 4, 2020
2 min

4 steps to coping with overwhelming anxiety due to the coronavirus

The Coronavirus pandemic has caused a lot of us to suffer from worry and anxiety over these past few months. Whether it’s been worry for...

Oct 31, 2020
2 min

How do I guarantee the quality of work when outsourcing?

Do you worry about outsourcing work because you don’t think the quality will be the same as you’re getting now? Do you worry that the...

Oct 30, 2020
3 min

The Five Key Drivers Of Business Success Need To Be Always In Mind

Do you feel confident when making business decisions? Are you equipped with knowledge or risk running your business into the ground?...

Oct 27, 2020
2 min

The benefits of bringing your family business into your brand and team ethos

In an environment where trust in business is too often lacking, family firms have the opportunity to stand out and above the rest. Why?...

Oct 26, 2020
2 min

Why Businesses Need a Budget.

Some business owners begin their operation with a wave of optimism and enthusiasm but without a well thought out budget they find it is...

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Oct 24, 2020
2 min

What is the Opportunity Cost of Small Businesses not Outsourcing their Finance Function

What is an Opportunity Cost A benefit, profit, or value of something that must be given up to acquire or achieve something else. Since...

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Oct 21, 2020
2 min

How to stay positive for your family and your team (even if you are scared and worried too)

Do you run a business where you’re responsible for your employees’ wellbeing? Do you manage a team at work? Do you have children or...

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Oct 16, 2020
3 min

CASH IS KING!

Everything flows from cash flow, and as a leader of a business, especially a small business, your main role, almost your only role, is to...

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Oct 14, 2020
3 min

Key ingredients for a high-performing virtual team

Remote working has been forced upon many businesses for the majority of this year (and it looks like this is the way it will be for the...

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Oct 12, 2020
2 min

What is the argument FOR outsourcing?

Outsourcing is when a business uses a third party (not an employee of the business) to perform a service that the company used to perform...

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Oct 10, 2020
2 min

More ‘forced’ business closures are on their way

The chancellor, Rishi, on Friday popped up with an announcement of more support for businesses in the next 6 months. Sadly this...

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