PinnedBusiness Success: An Accountants PerspectiveIt is a cold, wet January day in London, England in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Harsh times for a lot of people, let alone small businesses and start ups. Despite these dreary surroundings I am full of positivity. I have just finished a day of monthly business…Financial Planning10 min read
Feb 27THE 3 STAGES OF BUSINESS FINANCEI have worked in the Field of Finance and Accounting for over 10 years now. I started my Finance career at British Gas — a large FTSE listed company with 100’s if not 1000’s of employees within their Finance department. …Financial9 min read
Feb 13The Barber Shop ChallengeI was sat in my barbershop this weekend, having a long chat with my barber as we do every Saturday morning. The usual topics of boxing, cars and football were discussed. ‘How’s business?’ I asked, as we moved onto the next subject of the morning. ‘It’s doing okay, but we…Startup6 min read
Jul 13, 2021Scale Up Your Staff In a Financially Efficient WayFor any business owner, Founder or CEO of a growing business, a common dilemma is when and how to take on permanent members of staff in a way that won’t be to the detriment of a business. Costs associated with permanent members of staff Once a new member is staff is recruited there are a number of…Finance3 min read
May 21, 2021Is Microsoft Excel no longer the weapon of choice for financial forecasting?Having worked for many years as a commercial finance and accounting professional, Microsoft Excel is at the heart of what I do. As a rough estimate I would say that about 75% of my work centres around this application. From forecasting, to scenario planning, to financial reporting – Microsoft Excel…Financial Planning4 min read
Mar 16, 2021Why Profit First is not Suitable for Your Start Up.Over the last week or so I have had a number of my clients call me up and say to me ‘Hey, I would like to implement Profit First principles’ within my business. I then go into my speech of why Profit First isn’t quite suitable for their business… Whilst…Profit First5 min read
Feb 8, 2021How Do I Grow The Finance Function For My Start Up? A Short GuideMany start ups started as one or two budding entrepreneur's with an idea and vision, which grew into a income generating business. In the early stages the founders and owners are the Sales team, the Finance function, the Supply Chain team and so on. They do absolutely everything! There are…Finance Management7 min read
