Finance Advice

Advice: The Cashflow Crunch: Who, what, when and how to survive one

May 19, 2008

So what really is cashflow? Why is it so important? And how the heck is my business going to survive this trend? Important questions – and if you don’t already know the answers, then it’s vital for your business that you read on…

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Advice: Plan A: How to write a good business plan.

April 21, 2008

A business plan should never be an anchor or a dead weight dragging your business down – and it should never be an onerous task to put one together.

The good news is that there are 3 wildly different types of business plans – each one focussing on a different business purpose – and one of these types of plans should suit your needs perfectly, without undue effort.

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Advice: Starting Something New – A ‘How To’ Guide

March 19, 2008

It all starts here: with the tiny seed of an idea. Perhaps it’s extending your current business into a market of a competitor; perhaps your ’something new’ is to find a synergistic product or service that you can promote alongside your current range, but that cross-sell each other, and boost your total sales figures.

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Advice: Cheap but not nasty: open source software

October 15, 2006

The following list highlights a range of different genres of software and applications, giving some of the leading options of commercial software and/or commercial web site/web application offerings.

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Advice: Good Cop/Bad Cop: outsourcing your Accounts Dept.

August 29, 2006

When you’re running a small business, it’s hard enough job to separate your working life from your personal life – but when you add to that equation the constant task of invoicing and chasing up debtors, it might be time to call in a Bad Cop.

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