Tag Archives: Cash

Do you really need the cost and commitment of a full time finance director?

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

There is something has been bothering me for years now and, going by recent experience, it is still an issue.  I’ve seen it on far too many occasions and I’ve seen how damaging it is to small-to-medium businesses across the … Continue reading →

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What about the cash, Duncan!

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

Like most people reading this, I’m a bit of a fan of Dragon’s Den.  So I was pleased to see that last night (October 3rd) the BBC was running one of the spin-off programs – “How to Win in the … Continue reading →

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Sightpath – Success comes to those who plan for it

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

Right now I’m in the middle of reading a great book by a friend of mine; Robert Copping: The Heart of Business Success – How to overcome the Catch-22s of growing your business  It is available from Amazon right here … Continue reading →

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Crowdfunding – Success or Failure?

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

First of all, congratulations to Sue Acton at Bubble & Balm.  Sue has successfully raised her full £75k target through Crowdcube.  It is a brilliant achievement. To quote Crowdcube founder, Darren Westlake: “In the current climate with banks being risk … Continue reading →

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Meet The Cash Coach…

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

‘Turnover is vanity, profit is sanity, but cash is reality’ I’m guessing that you’ve heard this phrase before – but what does it mean in the real world: Well, I’ve seen too many businesses spending their time chasing low-margin orders, … Continue reading →

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HMV and Credit Insurance

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

On January 6th, in my post about HMV, I commented that the issue for SMEs will be what happens if or when the insurers pull cover: When a big retailer sneezes it is the suppliers that catch the flu.  The … Continue reading →

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Money has to move to be of value

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

Stationary money is of no value.  It just sits there.  Doing nothing.  Achieving nothing.  Rotting away as inflation eats into it. Money needs to move.  Stretch its legs.  Be exchanged for goods and services so that the next owner can … Continue reading →

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HMV – three years ago

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

As a postscript to my blog entry this morning, I thought I’d mention that just under three years ago there was a blog post about HMV on the Interactive Investor site : Is HMV in the ‘buggy whip’ business? A … Continue reading →

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HMV – Highstreet Media Vanishing?

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

Another interesting article in the Telegraph has caught my eye: HMV profit warning: can it survive? Now, I am going to have to confess some pro-HMV bias here.  I’ve been involved with them on a number of occasions over the … Continue reading →

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VAT Increase – Time to focus on the V = Value

Posted on December 28, 2010 by

There cannot be many business owners and managers in the UK who are not spending the time between Christmas and New Year thinking about the possible affects of the impending VAT increase.  I’ve been reading what a few other blogs … Continue reading →

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