Understanding whether your business is cost efficient is obviously the key to ensuring you are making your goal profit. Firstly, you need to understand that there are two types of costs. The first are variable costs: costs that increase and decrease as we sell our product or service. For example, in a service based industry […]
How do I overcome ‘Missing Link Syndrome’?
Every business spends money on either a bookkeeper or an accountant and in some cases, both. So, why do 87% of businesses fail because they don’t understand their numbers? This is what I call the ‘Missing Link Syndrome’. The missing link is you, the business owner. The information you are missing is what is happening […]
How do I set a budget?
How businesses set and follow budgets is obviously very important. Setting a budget can actually be easier than you think. You need to look at the past three years within your business and ask yourself: how did the business do in terms of revenue and expenditure? Look at trends within your business. What regular payments […]
The Missing Link Syndrome
Did you know that more than 87% of small business failures are because they do not understand the money side of their business? That is a scary statistic isn’t it. And one that should not be taken lightly! This statistic is the basis of my ‘Missing Link Syndrome’. Most business owners do not have a […]