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Business Finance
Your Business Doesn’t Need More From You
Over the last few weeks, we’ve explored a pattern that many growing businesses quietly experience. Not a lack of demand Not a lack of ambition Not...
The Most Expensive Decision You Make Under Pressure
There’s a sentence that appears in almost every growing business eventually. Usually said under pressure. Usually said when everyone feels...
Growth Can Expose Weaknesses You Couldn’t Previously See
Next month will mark our tenth anniversary of moving to live in Portugal. In that time, we have seen how seriously forest management is taken...
You’re Not Overworked, You’re Misallocated
Last week I started with a simple question: “How are things?” With, for many of us, the most common answer being “Busy. I’m not sure exactly why.”...
What Do You Really Mean When You Say “Busy”?
“Being busy is a form of laziness — lazy thinking and indiscriminate action.” Tim Ferriss “How are things?” We get asked this question all the...
You Don’t Need More Clients—You Need Better Pricing
Over the past month, I’ve written about pricing from four different angles.Not as a calculation, but as something far more influential: A reflection...
The Most Expensive Decision You’re Not Making
By now, you probably don’t need convincing. Over the past few weeks, we’ve looked at pricing from different angles. Not as maths, but as: ...
Five Signs Your Pricing Needs to Change
By now, you probably don’t need convincing. You know pricing isn’t just maths. You know it shapes perception. You know it affects the...
When the World Shakes, Your Cash Flow Speaks
When I finished work last evening I came down to have dinner with my wife and CNN news was on the background. My wife said, “Don’t expect any good...
If You Have to Explain Your Price, It’s Already Too Low
Last week, we looked at why most businesses undercharge. Not because of strategy, but because of protection and lack of confidence. This week, we...
Apple Didn’t Wait to Be Valuable, They Priced Like It
There’s a quiet belief that sits underneath most founder-led businesses, which rarely gets said out loud. But it shows up everywhere. In...
A Halloween Story About Black Swans
Happy Halloween! We will be enjoying a Halloween tradition in our house, with wine, snacks and finding the cheesiest and worst scary movies we...
A Cash Guide for a Good Night’s Sleep
“Cash… is like oxygen — you don’t notice it until it’s gone.” Warren Buffett Before I talk about the cash in your business, I want to first talk...
The ONE Thing
Do you know the ONE thing for your business? This is the only place where growth truly begins.
Paying attention to cash metrics? It might be 1 metric too late
Author: Niall, CEO Nuvem9 As a very long suffering Man Utd fan I was interested to see if this week’s transfer deadline brought some much...
3 Things to do now to relax ahead of 2025
I'm writing this mid-November, and it hit me this week that businesses will only receive 1 more Management Accounts Report before they wrap up 2024...
2024 Budget Impacts vs Long Term Business Impacts
How to assess if your 2024 revenue forecast is on schedule, and what to do if it’s not
How to reach sales targets each quarter
What should small businesses look at to refine their sales and pipeline process for maximum success? Once that's identified, how do you actually...
The Key Things Every Small Business Should Know in 2023
Around this time last year, a few hot topics in business circles were price hikes, fundraising, exit strategy, people & staff and that...
Essential Money Metrics For Scale Ups
The financials, the metrics and the data in your business speak a story and tracking your numbers means you are informed and stay on track, or get...
3 Ways To Get Business-Fit in 2022
It's become increasingly apparent that finding a balance between work and personal life is essential for not only happiness and physical health, but...
Applying For A Business Loan: Top Tips
A 3-step insight guide for start ups and scale ups who are considering applying for a business loan. Cashflow is the lifeblood of any business....