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Working from home
Nearly half of the UK workforce are now working from home, and for many, it’s a new experience. Far from being an opportunity to relax in front of the television and send a few emails, it actually brings its own challenges. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic and social...
Planning your business journey
“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail” - Benjamin Franklin. That saying applies perfectly to business planning, or as I like to see it, planning your business journey. In this episode of ‘I Hate Numbers’ I am going to be talking about Planning your Business...
Businesses & Covid-19
Lessons from businesses booming in Covid-19 is the topic of our blog today. So, you’ve heard it been said a thousand times, but these really are unprecedented times. Businesses are going bust, organisations are requiring support, workers are being furloughed, and the...
Migration to cloud accounting
In this podcast I talk about the steps required in regards to migration to cloud accounting. Last week’s episode talked about how cloud accounting connects you more easily to your numbers. Likewise helping navigate your business present and future with ease. “There is...
Your business numbers
Firstly, what's your view of your business numbers - Friend or foe? Secondly, if you are in business, how do you think of your numbers, with love, with dislike, or somewhere In between? That is what we are going to look at in this blog. . If you think that money is...
Recording and capturing your numbers
Recording and capturing your numbers is a must do if you want to take your business seriously. Last week’s podcast looked at the how bookkeeping gives life to your financial and business activities – and helps you make money. In this episode of ‘I Hate Numbers’ I am...
Coronavirus furlough grant claim
The first Coronavirus furlough grant claim portal went live on Monday 20 April 2020. What does that mean for your business. Well, it means that if you have furloughed staff, you can claim that much needed grant money. We have submitted Furlough claims for all our...
Bookkeeping: Your business words
Today’s episode of I Hate Numbers is about Bookkeeping: Your business words. Travel back to Ancient Mesopotamia, Babylon, Assyria & Sumeria and you will see they have got their bookkeeping & accounting sorted. Documents from ancient Mesopotamia show lists of...
Coronavirus employer grant claim
The first Coronavirus employer grant claim portal went live on Monday 20 April 2020. This has been updated as of 31-Oct-2020 to reflect the fact that the November 2020 Furlough scheme will be in line with this. We've updated this article to reflect the new scheme. ...
Break-even
Welcome to today’s episode of I Hate Numbers where we talk about break-even. Making profits is what your business should aim to do. The financial milestone before that is for you to break even. Knowing your break even gives you better business insights, greater...
Your business cash story
Firstly, your business cash story is a big deal. Secondly, it’s a big deal for business continuity, survival, and growth. This requires cash. Profits are what it’s ultimately about, but cash makes sure you get to do it. Sales are vanity, profits are sanity, cash is...
Knowing your costs makes you money
Welcome to today’s episode of I Hate Numbers. Knowing your costs makes you money, a statement of the obvious perhaps. Certainly with statements of the obvious we sometimes forget business basics. In this podcast episode I am going to take a real cool way to look at...
Calm amid the business storm
Today's blog is about how to achieve calm amid the business storm. The business storm is due to the current Covid 19 situation, it could be something else. Firstly although it's worrying uncertain times at the moment, however like with all bad situations there will...
The importance of profit
Welcome to another weekly episode of ‘I Hate Numbers’ where we look at The importance of profit, as well as what it is. The 'I Hate Numbers' podcast wants you to get acquainted with your best business friend. The friend that won’t lie to you, the friend that you...