£4.5bn for British manufacturing from 2025
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The government has announced £4.5 billion in funding for British manufacturing to increase investment in eight sectors across the UK. The funding will be available from 2025 for five years, providing
Why breakeven analysis can be illuminating
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If you focus your energy on sales, there is a chance that your efforts will produce losses. Which is why we always encourage our business clients to keep their accounting records using software that
Back of an envelope
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If you run a business and manage your planning by scribbling notes on the back of an envelope, you might be advised to read the contents of this article.
When the economy is vibrant, effectively when
Cash flow v supplier credit limits
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In a recent article we explained how granting lengthy credit limits to customers was as good as letting them keep your money in their bank account.
In this post we describe the opposite situation,
New company reporting regulation withdrawn
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The Government has withdrawn draft regulations after consultation with companies raised concerns about imposing additional reporting requirements.
Instead, the Government will pursue options to
Cash flow v customer credit limits
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If your business grants a customer time to pay – say 30 days – after the services or goods supplied have been delivered, effectively, your money stays in their bank account for 30 days.
Further, if
Repeat business
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Once you have secured the attention of a customer that has purchased their initial goods or services from you, you have completed the hard part – converted a prospect into a buying customer – so don’t
Recurring sales
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Most business owners will appreciate the difference between one-off sales, and services that are generally described as recurring.
For example, you may sell a laptop (a one-off sale) and then bolt on
Government to support action against late payers
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Most smaller businesses will have spent time chasing customers for payment beyond their agreed payment terms.
These demands take entrepreneurs away from their core tasks of business building and
Charity Trustees Quiz
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The Charity Commission has launched the next phase of its trustee campaign which aims to increase charity trustees’ knowledge and drive a positive change in charities’ governance.
The campaign