Monthly Archives July 2019

Strategies For Knowing What To Charge

Strategies For Knowing What To Charge

July 31, 2019 | No Comments

What’s the hardest decision you’ll ever have to make? Churchill said that naming a kitten was the hardest job in the world. My online entrepreneur friends tell me it’s buying a domain name. Real-world business experience tells me the most stressful decision you’ll ever have to make is knowing what to charge. Pricing Can Be As Complex As You Make It You may need / want to consider: The competition Your own skill set What you perceive to be your skills What your market will pay Your location And a host of other variables. Working out what to charge can
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Credit Control Reporting Made Simple

Credit Control Reporting Made Simple

July 17, 2019 | No Comments

When you first began your business you probably found yourself doing everything yourself. … but as you slowly begin to grow you have to ensure that you have a system in place to record your cash collection. Why is it crucial to keep records? As well as keeping accounts and your annual return records organised, you’ll be able to keep your Customer details in a central database, making it easier to keep track of them. Basic account keeping is key for sustainability Rather than your usual spreadsheet, there are so many add-on accounting software packages available to use now: Kashflow
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7 Tips For Struggling Business Owners (From someone with experience)

7 Tips For Struggling Business Owners (From someone with experience)

July 10, 2019 | No Comments

What are KPI’s? It’s a widely used acronym to decipher one’s role within an organisation. It stands for ‘Key Performance Indicators’ and it ensures you’re performing to the best that you can be. But what about when you are running your own business? KPI does not stand for the aforementioned measurable targets by which you are as assessed.  It’s a complete different ball game. For me, it’s all about ‘Keep Performing Internally’. What does this mean to you? You have a purpose – along with your business goals. It’s taking one step at a time and creating the notion that, it
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How to avoid debt collectors showing up at your door

How to avoid debt collectors showing up at your door

July 3, 2019 | No Comments

There are countless articles out there explaining what you can do when a Debt Collector/High Court Enforcement Officer turns up on your doorstep. (Whether they appear at your front door or at the office.) … but what can you do to avoid them showing up in the first place? This information seems to be very hard to come by. Yet, I can’t understand why anyone would chose to deal with debt collectors if they knew how to avoid them getting involved in the first place. So, I decided to write this guide to try and safeguard you from falling foul
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