Have you ever wondered what TRUST has got in common with credit control? Furthermore, why is TRUST in business so important? “If people like you they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you.” Zig Ziglar. As a matter of fact, the concept, idea and practice of TRUST is a […]
Business success Firstly, business success, and how you achieve it is often talked about. So, this blog will look at what helps you get business success. What is business success to you? In the beginning you need to think about what success looks like to you. Furthermore, you need ask this question in advance of […]
Tax-free benefits for you and your employees Certainly paying tax-free benefits to yourself and/or your employees is a great situation. Most importantly there is no tax or NIC to pay. In addition, your company can deduct the costs from business profits. Above all the benefit must be paid for. In other words, don’t provide the […]
Management reports: What’s best practice? Firstly, effective decision making requires Effective Management Accounting Reports. Management accounting tells your business story on a more regular, efficient and informed basis. For this reason you should design the layout and content of your management accounts to provide the most useful data to enable good business decisions. So when […]
Business growth Firstly business growth stories tell you: Your profitability What things cost Information on Controlling & managing cash Planning Returns and Information for the Tax authorities, sending in VAT and Tax returns Telling your business story mainly comes from your financial and business transactions. This includes what you’re spending, where money’s coming from, money […]
Your business plan plays a vital part in getting business success. Furthermore it not only helps you navigate an uncertain business landscape it can help reduce the risk of it all going wrong. First of all planning is a mindset approach to your business. It captures in words and numbers the results of clear thinking […]
Above all, profit & your break-even point are so important to businesses that we’ve dedicated this blog and clip to this subject. As a result you might be wondering why knowing about this is important. Stay with me as we look at break-even. In short the bottom line is knowing your gives you better […]
Firstly, Cloud online accounting is something businesses need to embrace in this ever-growing digital age. Above all you have the power to achieve so much in your business and life. Three important points to note: Motivation Mindset Numbers Above all motivation and mindset are certainly two of those things. These can help you to improve […]
Business budgeting for success needs the solid foundations of sound financial management built into its overall strategy. For that reason finances should underpin every aspect of its work. Plan and cost your activities, so your resources are properly considered. “Failing to plan is planning to fail,” Benjamin Franklin Likewise Franklin’s words apply to budgeting. Hence budgeting is […]
First of all to budget in business you should have a “Personal Survival Budget” in place. What’s your minimum survival budget? Furthermore remember very few businesses make enough money in the formative years. So in order to find out how long you can continue trading, establish what your minimum survival budget is. Also look at how […]
Business performance & how to measure it Above all business performance and how to measure it plays a vital part in business success. Similarly also in sustainability and growth. It is not a one-time event rather it is a continuous process. As a result successful business performance measurement and management can be summarised in the […]
Cost type: Direct & indirect Firstly, all accountants love labels, consequently one of these applies to costs. Direct and indirect costs differences Furthermore it is important to know the difference. As re result this helps when it comes to: Pricing of goods and services Business Planning Controlling costs Understanding profitability of customers, products and services […]
Firstly maintaining and growing your business requires many things. For example, customer satisfaction, providing good products and services. similarly a motivated workforce, and good relations with suppliers also count. Growing your business Furthermore an area often neglected is being able to take control of your business numbers. Implement the following three key ingredients to help […]
Firstly lots of people have creative ideas that could potentially turn into a great viable business venture. However not a lot of these actually make it to the next step of actually turning it into a reality. Secondly converting a great idea into a reality is not easy. Furthermore even if you have enough resources […]