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I miss the days when my kids were young, and wrote a wish list for Santa. Their lists could include anything from Thomas the Tank Engine to weird items like

Have you been following this huge financial scandal? A few months ago, 30-year-old Sam Bankman-Fried was on top of the world. He headed a huge crypto exchange called FTX, which

A few weeks ago, I went to a conference by the Heritage Railway Association. The economy was naturally a big topic of conversation…. But possibly not in the way you

One year, we had a new client who wanted us to work out in a lot more detail which parts of his business were profitable over the past 12 months,

In the early 1990s, an employee of Swan Vesta, the matches company, told his bosses that he could save the organisation millions each year. Initially, they laughed at him. But

We were recently approached by a small firm with an under-performing bookkeeper. There were some long-term signs he was not up to the job. His office was full of paper,

During Liz Truss’s premiership, the economy felt like it was on the brink of collapse. The Bank of England had to intervene to stabilise market turbulence, buying up a whopping

Perhaps it’s a myth, but I’ve heard there’s an army exercise where recruits are driven miles from their base, dropped off in the middle of the night – and expected

I’ve come across a lot of advice on social media recently on how businesses can improve their finances during the economic crisis. One expert recommends that you cut back your

For nearly a decade, I’ve been working with a business coach. He’s my sounding board. I find it invaluable to discuss challenges in my business with someone who is not