Part Time Finance Director London Advice: Rising Prices Cut The Margin For Error In Your Business!

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Business is currently a struggle for many business owners. First there was the impact of the economic recession. Now we all face rising costs as energy and commodity prices bite resulting in higher prices from suppliers. So how should we pass those price rises on to our customers? If we do nothing, price rises will [...]

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Part Time FD Tips: Are You Taking Snapshots Instead Of Seeing The BIG Picture?

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One thing that regularly amazes me is when cash flow problems catch a business owner completely unawares. They don’t see the storms brewing on the horizon. One day it’s cash sunshine, the next the business is fighting for survival. The sad thing is that this is normally not a one-off. Often this ‘blip’ happens month [...]

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Part Time FD Advice: Do You Understand The Cash Flow ‘Value Measure’?

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Cash flow is a key measure of the value that you and your business deliver to other people’s lives. If you’re not making enough money, or if your company is not producing enough profit or generating sufficient cash, then it’s possible that you and your company are not delivering sufficient value. Think about it for [...]

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Part Time FD London – Question: Are You Acting Like A Bank To Your Customers and Clients?

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Are you one of the many business owners that support the cash flow of your customers by offering free banking facilities?  For example, you’re great at making the sale, but useless at collecting the cash?! Well you’re not alone. This is a major problem that affects nearly all the businesses that I and my fellow [...]

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Part Time FD Article: 10 Things you Need To Know About Cash…

March 30, 2011

Michael Gerber, author of “The E-Myth: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What To Do About It”, says that 40% of businesses fail in their first year. 80% fail within their first five years. THEY RAN OUT OF CASH. Don’t let this happen to you. Here are 10 Rules to help you take control [...]

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