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  • DO NOT ASSUME: IT’S DANGEROUS

DO NOT ASSUME: IT’S DANGEROUS

Pay attention. Investigate every change affecting the financial stability of your business.

Don’t assume anything. Always challenge assumptions. Just because it has run smoothly for the past few years, don’t assume it will always run smoothly. Good customers can hit hard times, and your invoices can slip down a pile of accumulating debts. Diligent employees can lose their concentration, once-dependable suppliers […]

  • What’s the MEANING behind The Numbers?

What’s the MEANING behind The Numbers?

The meaning behind The Numbers strips bare the facts on implementation within your business.

Your profit number is the result of the activity behind that number. If you want to improve the profit number, look closely at all the activities that impact on sales, margins, overheads.

Successful business owners are passionate about “The Numbers”. But, the funny thing about the numbers is that they […]

  • 32 Bookkeeping: the first building block

Bookkeeping: the first building block

Successful business owners are passionate about “The Numbers”. But, the funny thing about the numbers is that they must be accurate and up-to-date, otherwise they are of no value.

The first building block of accurate financial data is your bookkeeping records. Within your business the workflow process and data entry rules must be designed to consistently capture all the transaction information, […]

Tips to achieve a successful property business from Nicole Bremner

£1m to £120m GDV in five years.
The remarkable property success of Nicole Bremner.

“It’s no secret that when I started out in property I knew nothing. Not a thing. Now in my fifth year in property development, I have eleven projects across London. These projects contain more than 400 units and are worth more than £120 million in gross development value”, […]

What would make the biggest positive impact on your business?

“If I could only complete one thing today, which one would have the biggest positive impact on my business?” Don’t ignore this question because it looks familiar. Some business owners achieve outstanding results by applying daily targeting and personal discipline.

Start every day by answering that question, and then complete that “one thing”.

If you are determined to achieve something worthwhile for […]