Is Your Business Healthy? A Simple Guide As To Which Finance Reports You Should Be Monitoring
I’ve often heard that behind every great business is a great accountant. An expert to 'do' the finance. Absolutely – why not? Somebody to explain how your business is working and how to get the best results out of what is flowing in and out of your business. (I have...
What 2020 did for me
When I set this blog up I made a promise to myself that I would write one EVERY month. They would be predominantly informative, helping businesses to improve and grow, with the odd spattering of reflection. So, first of all, I would like to say sorry... not sorry -...
Keep your customers close – your competitors closer
Are you the best at what you do? How do you know? Do you know who your competitors are? When did you last complete a competitor analysis? Do you even know where to start? Many businesses like to think they have conducted a competitor analysis when really all they have...
The Easiest Way to Plan
Planning It’s the start of the year and a new decade. The chances are you’ve probably been thinking about a plan for where you would like to be this time next year. Some of you will have even committed pen to paper to solidify your goals. You probably even have a...
Time to reflect
I write the first draft of this blog as I sit in a car park of an event that started 40 minutes ago but due to various circumstances, some in my control (left the house 15 minutes late) and some out of my control (the M6 carpark), I have decided not to gate crash the...
Business Model Canvas – what, why and how
What is it? The Business Model Canvas was designed by Alexander Osterwalder. In short, it is a business plan on a page which can help assess a new business model or provide a snapshot of your business at a point in time. It helps to define your customer segments, how...