The King unveiled a plaque and did a walkaround.
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So what?
If your accounts don’t answer this question, they’re not useful.
Moneyball
Many business owners make financial decisions based on their gut feeling. Without concrete data and analysis it’s difficult to make accurate assessments.
Revealed: The secret life of our associate director
If you’ve ever had any contact with our office, you’ve probably come across Shirley Hoy, our veteran associate director. Shirley is the lady responsible for keeping Insight Associates running smoothly. Super organised, she’s known for her mild, calm, refined manner. Well, that’s true during the work week… On the weekends, her wild side comes out! …
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The surprising truth about selling your company
Have you ever dreamt of selling your business at an attractive price, enabling a comfortable retirement? Many successful business owners envision this grand finale, believing their hard work will pay off handsomely when it’s time to exit. But here’s a sobering truth. Selling a business is much more difficult than most owners appreciate – even …
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Don’t let blood ties blind you
This is a cautionary tale about a business I once knew. The owner, a dedicated entrepreneur, had built his company from scratch with dreams of passing it on to the next generation. He believed that his business was for his family, and so he employed several family members to work alongside him. However, the critical …
What Queen Elizabeth can teach business owners
As we saw this weekend, King Charles III has had over 70 years to prepare for his reign. From the moment he was born, his destiny was clear. Queen Elizabeth knew that he would one day be king and trained him for the job throughout his life. In short, she had a succession plan. As …
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Get out of the financial weeds
In my blog last week, I told you about a common problem in small businesses. No one at the top really understands the financial side of the business, so it gets neglected. But just occasionally, businesses suffer from the opposite problem… Take Sarah, the owner of a successful business that provides catering services. She was …
This one word nearly cost me a client
I was recently talking to a business owner who wanted to upgrade the way his company managed its finances. In common with so many people right now, he was finding it hard to hire in-house. He just couldn’t find the people. But even though he was really keen on our Outsourced Finance Department, something was …
I’m moving up in the world (literally)
They say that moving house is one of the biggest stresses in life. If so, I’ve just been through its younger sibling – moving offices! After years working on our company’s main floor, surrounded by our team, I’ve moved upstairs to the penthouse suite (it’s actually a loft conversion but we thought this grandiose title …
