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Business Resilience: Focusing on the Priorities

Focus on activities that have the biggest positive impact on your business

That leads to business resilience and organisations which thrive even in uncertain economic times.

But how do we know what to prioritise? There is so much that could be done in so many different areas.

Let’s simplify this complicated subject. First, we need […]

5 Steps to Stronger Cash Flow Management

Recent conditions reveal that some businesses struggling while others ‘going gangbusters’

Businesses at both of these extremes share one priority… which is to carefully manage cash.

Here are our recommendations to help you avoid risk and make the most of your cash resources:

1. Finance Processes Matter

It sounds obvious… but some organisations still lose invoices, […]

Business Resilience: Through Precise Cash Flow Management

Planning, strategy, goal-setting: they’re all critically important…

But without cash, a business is very unlikely to succeed, let alone survive.

A resilient business is one with sufficient funds for operations and growth, now and in the future.

Managing cash flow is crucial, especially in a tough business environment. And it’s not just a financial, accounting or ‘modelling’ […]

Business Resilience vision and goals

As accountants, we strive to help business owners build resilient and successful businesses

In the current business environment, there are both challenges and opportunities.

One component of resilience is to have a clear vision for the business. That means everyone should understand the business ‘destination’, the ‘why’ or the ‘rationale’ for the business. Without this, the […]

What are your revenue goals?

It’s Never Too Late!

OK, the year is well underway… and it seems like just moments ago we were wrapping up the prior year. How has it started for you?

Are you ultra-focused on the goals you set and making measurable progress? Or are you just treading water, marking time, chalking up ‘Another Yesterday’?

As […]

Knowing and Acting on What Makes you Succeed

Business Gymnastics

Back in July 1976 at the Montreal Olympics, Nadia Comăneci was awarded the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics for her routine on the uneven bars.

It is controversial whether an athlete can ever perform ‘perfectly’ but that’s what the judges decided. Ironically, Omega, the provider of Olympic electronic scoreboards had programmed the […]

A Strategic Look at the People Numbers

Honey Anyone?

Whether or not you like honey, you probably know that honey bees live in large well-organised groups.

As social (versus solitary) insects, they engage in complex tasks like delegating their workload, communicating clearly, building a nest, keeping a (compound) eye on environmental changes, collecting food, rearing the brood and defending against invading forces.

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Free Salisburys Beer & Business Event 14 November

There’s profit in the P&L, but not enough beer in the fridge!

Are you accurately monitoring cash (and other key metrics) in your business?

You’re invited to join us for a few drinks and nibbles and an opportunity to catch up outside the office.

Our Beers & Business always includes a brief […]

Customer analysis

The Importance of Categorising Your Customers

Always Be Ready to Adapt Your Business to Change

You probably heard the phrase the customer is always right, well maybe that’s not quite right.

Perhaps it should be rephrased and what we should be thinking about here is, the RIGHT customer, is always right.

There’s a subtle difference […]

Your Business Dashboard

What Should You Be Seeing

There was a time when cars didn’t have a fuel gauge. That meant you had to understand the size of your fuel tank, remember when you last bought fuel (and how much) and estimate the distance you’ve travelled since filling up.

None of that is particularly hard, but, depending on […]