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Pricing with Target Costing
How to price using Target Costing How to price using Target Costing is this week’s podcast theme. Do you want to reduce your costs by 25% to 30%? If so, then target costing is the right choice for you. Above all How to price using Target Costing can help you cut...
Pricing using Target Costing
Pricing using Target Costing is this weeks video-blog theme. Costs are reduced by as much as 25% to 30% under target costing, compared to traditional cost plus pricing. Above all your focus is on understanding and knowing your market conditions from day one. This...
Resource Analysis for your business – video
Resource Analysis for your business is this weeks blog and video. You need resources for business growth and success. Furthermore it’s important to see if the current set of supplies will help or hurt your business. Resource analysis helps your business bridge a...
Doing a Resource Analysis
Resource Analysis, and how to carry one out is this weeks topic. Let me show you how to do a resource analysis for your business? Firstly, Resource Analysis is the process of identifying and evaluating all the resources that are available to achieve an objective....
Main reason businesses fail is undercapitalization
Undercapitalization and business failure go hand in hand. Just like Peaches and Cream, Gin and Tonic, Pineapple and Pizza. Undercapitalization is the main reason why many businesses become financial failures. In this week’s podcast I'm going to talk to you about...
Video on How to avoid undercapitalization
How to avoid undercapitalization and what it is, is this weeks video and blog. It’s when you run out of money, and the company hits a financial brick wall. This video will cover what it is, why it’s a problem, and how to avoid it. The reason why so many small...
How to claim back VAT on vehicles
Claiming back VAT on cars, do you want to get VAT back on your a car purchase? If you buy a car for business purposes, then the VAT is recoverable. But if HMRC thinks that it's not being used exclusively for business purposes, they will block your claim. In this...
Claiming VAT on cars
Claiming VAT on cars is the title of this week’s video. So if you’re buying a car, it can be difficult to know what the rules are around VAT. Moreover, can you reclaim the VAT ? Above all are you struggling to recover VAT on your car purchase? If you’re like most...
A Simple Explanation of National Insurance
National Insurance easily explained is to help self employed, employees and employer understand National insurance. In this weeks podcast I'm going to be talking about national insurance, NI for short. Specifically what it is why you pay how much you pay the planned...
National Insurance explained – Video
National Insurance explained by Video, how cool is that. Are you looking for a simple explanation of National Insurance (NI)? You have come to the right place In this video, I am going to be talking about National Insurance specifically, what it is The rationale...
What are your responsibilities regarding VAT ?
What are your VAT responsibilities when your business becomes VAT registered? Do you know what they are when your business becomes VAT registered? You take on responsibilities as an unpaid tax collector working for HMRC. If you do not comply with these...
Video on your VAT responsibilities
Your VAT responsibilities after registration continue until the day you come out of the VAT system. As an unpaid tax collector for HMRC you must know your duties and responsibilities. The last thing I want is for you to end up on the naughty step with HMRC and run...
An Introduction to VAT
An Introduction to what VAT is, that is my topic in this weeks I Hate Numbers podcast. In this series of podcasts, I am going to look at what VAT is and how it affects your business. Are you a business owner and want to know more about VAT? What is it, how does it...
What is VAT – Easy introduction
What is VAT ? VAT, or very awkward tax as I like to call it confuses and scares many business owners. Above all, Fear not! I'm going to talk to you about what VAT is, how it affects your business, and enlighten with how the VAT system works. This is part 1 of a...
Struggling with Mental Health and Money
Do you struggle with Your mental health and money? You’re not alone. Millions of people are struggling with their mental health and money, but it doesn’t have to be that way. There is a solution! It’s not an uncommon feeling to feel overwhelmed by debt, anxiety,...
Your money and your mental health
Your money and your mental health are connected. As a result well-being has a direct impact on how you handle money in your business. Moreover, and in the same breath, worrying about money has a direct impact on your mental health. So your attitude to money is varied...
Build your cash flow spreadsheet
How you Build your cash flow with a spreadsheet I'm going to show you how you build your own cash flow forecast by tapping into the most powerful resource in your financial toolbox, the spreadsheet. In this week’s episode of I Hate Numbers I'm going to look at your...
Make your cashflow forecast with Microsoft Excel
Do you want to know how to Make your cashflow forecast with Microsoft Excel? Making your own cashflow forecast is easy with Microsoft Excel. You can use it for any business, big or small. It’s the world's leading spreadsheet and has been around since 1985. If you're...
How to Make Your Own Cashflow Forecast
Making your cashflow forecast is the most important financial and business task you can do in your business. Running a business is hard. But there’s one thing that will always derail your dreams, scupper your business, and have it collapsing around you - running out...
How to build your cashflow forecast
Do you want to know How to build your cashflow forecast? You might be thinking, "I don't need one of those. I'm not going out of business!" But if you're like most people, your business is constantly changing and growing. And when it does change or grow, that's the...
Why cash is your financial business priority
Cash is your financial priority, which is this weeks I Hate Numbers podcast. In previous weeks turnover and profits have been in the spotlight, this time Cash is taking centre stage. In this podcast I'm going to look at What cash is Why Cash is your financial...
Why cash is important for business
Why cash is important for your business is this week's topic. In previous videos I've looked at turnover and profitability, but this time cash is in the spotlight. I will look at Why cash it is the key financial number in your business. What cash is Why cash is...
What is profit in your business?
Last week I talked about turnover, this week it’s What are your business profits? Most people see profit as the difference between money in and money out. When people say money, they mean notes and coins, what's in their bank account. That sounds nice, and easy to...
What is profit in business?
Profit should be one of your main business goals, but What is profit in business, and why is it so important? Making profits should be one of your key financial and business goals. Profit is used to build sustainability, monitor, manage, and measure your performance....