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By Scott Kay

November 21 2022

Picking good software for your business

I’ve purchased software like Elizabeth Taylor had husbands – I’ve dated, then married, then divorced (and even in one case re-married). Or maybe like King Solomon had wives – he had 300 wives and 600 concubines near the end of his life.   Below are notes and questions to help you pick the right software […]

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By Scott Kay

August 6 2021

How’s the forecast looking for your business?

Whenever we’re going on holiday or have plans for the weekend, we always check the weather forecast so we can plan accordingly. It’s no different in business. The forecast tells us if there’s bad weather (poor cashflow) in store based on the direction we’re heading. Your forecast will tell you: 1. If you have enough […]

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By Scott Kay

August 5 2021

Understanding Your Profit and Loss Statement

Your profit and loss statement (P&L) helps you understand your business performance and profitability over time. It’s sometimes called an Income statement and its main purpose is to list income and expenditure. Whereas a balance sheet is a snapshot in time, the P&L shows transactions over a specific period of time. This can be a […]

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By Scott Kay

August 4 2021

Making data meaningful in your business

Three steps to ensuring data is meaningful for your business Raw data describes the facts and figures that a business processes every day. Over time, every business hoards a certain amount of data and it only becomes meaningful to a business after it has been processed to add context, relevance and purpose. For example, in […]

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By Scott Kay

August 3 2021

Understanding Your Statement of Cash Flows

The statement of cash flows, (also known as the cash flow statement), shows how your business has generated and used cash (and cash equivalents) within a specific time period. For each of the reporting categories, receipts and payments are listed (money in and money out), and this is reported as a net increase or decrease […]

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