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Understanding Financial Jargon

Understanding Financial Jargon

      In the realm of business, understanding financial terminology is essential. It unlocks insights, reveals trends, and empowers decision-making. At the "I Hate Numbers" podcast, we're committed to demystifying the complex world of numbers. In this...

How to manage business distress

How to manage business distress

      In this week's episode of "I Hate Numbers," we tackle a critical topic that every business is bound to confront sooner or later — the signs of impending financial distress. Last time, we delved into the emotional challenges of making tough...

How to Write a Financial Plan

How to Write a Financial Plan

How to Write a Financial Plan for Your Business is this weeks topic.  Are you a business owner who is looking to create a Financial Plan for your company? If so, you're in luck! In this video I will be teaching you how to write a business financial plan that is both...

Working with others on your business

Working with others on your business

Working together with others on your business is good for your well-being, growth and bottom line. Don't forget that making money separates a hobby from a business. In this week’s episode of ‘l Hate Numbers’ I share four reasons why you should work with others. This...

Do KPIs matter?

Do KPIs matter?

You may be thinking, Do KPIs mater?  Absolutely, they are a big deal.  If you are in business, you need to understand what is going on. This week's episode is about measuring your performance, making judgements, and getting opinions. From the cradle to the grave we...

Your Business Growth Road Map

Your Business Growth Road Map

Building Your Business Growth Road Map is highly recommended in any business situation.  This could for business growth, pivoting, or sustainability.  William Hurley said this about ideas. Ideas are cheap, It is building them into profitable companies that is hard...

Value Added Tax and your business

Value Added Tax and your business

VAT or Value Added Tax is this week topic of I Hate Numbers.  In the UK alone VAT raises £136.6 billion.  This is approximately £4,800 for each household, 17% of the total UK tax take. The majority of countries have VAT or sales taxes, so VAT is a big deal. In this...

Personal & Lifestyle Risks of Self-Employment

Personal & Lifestyle Risks of Self-Employment

The Risks of Self-Employment is sometimes ignored. Freedom is something that everyone looks forward to when self-employed.  More time for yourself, live life on your own terms. However, just like the business and financial risks, there are personal and lifestyle risks...

The Risks of Self-Employment

The Risks of Self-Employment

Being your own boss has a good ring to it, but there are Risks of self-employment. Making that transition to being self-employed is what millions dream about. It's filled with excitement, nerves, and a whole host of other emotions. I still remember clearly making that...

The MCP approach to business growth

The MCP approach to business growth

The MCP approach to business growth is a great philosophy.  What's your business future look like, good, bad or is the jury out? Whatever your outlook, you cannot afford to stand and be swept away by inaction. In this episode of ‘I Hate Numbers’ I talk about looking...

Tax and your self employed business

Tax and your self employed business

In this episode of ‘I Hate Numbers’ I talk about Tax and your self-employed business. I dive deeper in this week’s podcast and look at the difference and add some numbers. If you are self-employed, you are basically your own boss. This was the topic of my podcast last...

 Choosing your best Business Structure

 Choosing your best Business Structure

When setting up a business one of the first considerations you will have to make is Choosing your best Business Structure.  The common options are whether to operate as a limited company, a sole trader, partnership, or a charity! In this episode of ‘I Hate Numbers’ I...

Budgets are your business financial story

Budgets are your business financial story

Budgets are your business financial story.  Budgets convert your business story and action plan into financial terms.  Check out my previous podcast which talks about why your business plan is a smart way to map out your future story. Budgets is this weeks episode of...

Planning your business journey

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...

Migration to cloud accounting

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...

Recording and capturing your numbers

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...

Bookkeeping: Your business words

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...

Break-even

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

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

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...

The importance of profit

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...

Creating your cash future

Creating your cash future

Creating your cash future, the theme of today’s episode of I Hate Numbers.   Firstly when you are in the eye of a financial storm what’s the one major thing that’s going to get your business through it?  That one thing, that protection, comfort blanket, and financial...