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The purpose of a business is to make money, and that means you need to know the difference between profit and cash flow. Net profit is...

Projecting your cashflow pipeline forwards is vital.  To be able to navigate the future path of your cashflow, you need to start...

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has recently partnered with The Good Business Foundation to adapt the [Good Business Charter]...

Three steps to ensuring data is meaningful for your business Raw data describes the facts and figures that a business processes every...

If you’re domiciled outside of the UK for tax, you’ll need to get yourself up to speed on the recent announcement from the new Labour...

When you’re running a business, it’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day activity and lose sight of the big picture. Taking stock of...

It takes guts to start a business. It also takes a strategic mindset to succeed. Business owners are no strangers to weighing risk and...

If you have children that attend a UK private school, the recent announcement around VAT on school fees is likely to be a major concern....

There are certain items of equipment, machinery and hardware that are essential to the operation of your business – whether it’s the...

It can feel challenging to chase up payment of invoices when the economy has been down, but it is important to keep cash flowing into...

Contracting or freelancing requires you to wear a lot of hats. Relationship-building, keeping track of your time, marketing your skills...

For centuries, accounting was all about reviewing historic information – but that only told you about the past, not what was going to...

Making time to look over your financial reports each month is an important task for any business owner. If you are not taking time to do...

In this series, we will see how three questions for business success are approached and provide some practical tools and techniques for...

In this series, we will see how three questions for business success are approached and provide some practical tools and techniques for...

In this series, we will see how three questions for business success are approached and provide some practical tools and techniques for...

In today's rapidly evolving retail landscape, technology is not just a tool but a transformative force. For small businesses, embracing...

Productivity is a term associated with strong economies, robust businesses and the efficiency gains of clever staff. If only businesses...

In today's rapidly evolving retail landscape, technology is not just a tool but a transformative force. For small businesses, embracing...

When you’re starting out as a small business owner, the temptation is to go DIY with your accounting. Hiring a professional accountant or...