Tag Archives: Profit

What about the cash, Duncan!

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Adrian Fowles

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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Managing Differed Consideration in Corporate Finance Transactions

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Adrian Fowles

I attended an interesting Corporate Finance Workshop yesterday (the 27th September) run by Roffe Swayne as part of a Surrey Chamber of Commerce monthly series. The Title was ‘The Corporate Finance Transaction – Unplugged’ – a presentation and discussion around … Continue reading →

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Sightpath – Success comes to those who plan for it

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Adrian Fowles

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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Meet The Cash Coach…

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Adrian Fowles

‘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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Company Valuation Methods – You Need to Plan Ahead

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Adrian Fowles

There comes a time in the life of many a small businesses when the owner wants out.  There can be a variety of reasons; retirement, the call of a new opportunity or simply boredom.  This is the point where the … Continue reading →

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Proactive Positive Laziness – Part two

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Adrian Fowles

Pareto is your friend Pareto was a wonderful guy.  He left us with that wonderful 80/20 rule that seems to apply to just about everything.  A few examples: 20% of your customers provide 80% of your income. 80% of your … Continue reading →

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Mothercare and Clinton Cards in delusional weather warning

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Adrian Fowles

Two more profit warnings have hit the press – This time it is Clinton Cards and Mothercare The Telegraph article opens by saying that shares in Clinton Cards and Mothercare fell sharply on Thursday after they became the latest retailers … Continue reading →

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HMV – three years ago

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Adrian Fowles

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 Adrian Fowles

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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Success? It’s down to you all the way: Lord Sugar

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Adrian Fowles

This morning I read a fantastic article by Lord Sugar on the Telegraph website. Success? It’s down to you all the way: Lord Sugar What I really love about his article is the simplicity and honesty of it.  Lord Sugar … Continue reading →

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