Rebrand: Why things are looking a little different around here
August 25, 2017
When I started Loud and Clear Accounting, I had 12 years accountancy experience and approximately zero years’ experience of running a business.
Now, you don’t need to be good at numbers to see that my experience was pretty heavily weighted towards a particular skill set...
Poor cash flow: Are you simply spending too much?
April 27, 2017
As soon as you become a business owner, you immediately become very popular.
This is because everyone makes two assumptions about you.
The first is that you have lots of money. The second is that you are prepared to spend that money on making your business a su...
Is living in the red harming your businesses cash flow?
April 6, 2017
So many of us see dipping into our overdraft as a natural part of running a business.
There's no shame in having an overdraft or even using that overdraft. After all the banks are quick to offer you one when you first set up your account and it is incredibly handy to ha...
Could stock be causing your cashflow problems?
March 2, 2017
Have you ever looked at your bank balance and wondered where all the money has gone?
The way cash flows through our businesses is rarely a surprise. After a while you can easily memorise the regular direct debits, the wages, the loan repayments and the client retainers....
Cashflow nightmares: the slow payers, bad payers and the non-payers
February 9, 2017
You're in business, you're making sales, you're busy and everything is going great. Everyone wants to work with you. Your reputation is sturdy. Competitors copy you. You've recently taken on more staff and now have a larger office. Look up success in the dictionary and the...
Starting up a business takes a lot of work and with that comes a shed load of pride. No one wants to defiantly walk away from employment only to return a couple of months later with nothing but an overdraft to show for it. No one wants to be working long hours to pay back ...
How you can use Xero to apply a marketing mindset to your finances.
January 12, 2017
Your business has two primary functions. The first is to attract customers and the second is to turn these customers into cash. I know it all sounds very cold; there's no hint here of your passion or your goals but ultimately that is what every business is trying to do.
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Is a disinterest in your finances keeping you in the dark and stopping you from growing your business?
January 5, 2017
As we roll into 2017, the theme is always New Year resolutions, goals and targets for the upcoming months. "2017 is going to be our most successful year ever" the entrepreneurs' cheer in unison. Hurray!
Probably the most popular goal is to grow your business. The que...
I have Xero, so why haven't I got real time information?
December 8, 2016
Real time information. This has been the buzz word in accountancy and bookkeeping circles for a couple of years now. Pretty much every article or blog on the subject will try to tempt you away from your beloved excel spreadsheet or your tried and tested desktop software su...
Why being a member of the ICB is important to me, and if you’re looking for a bookkeeper, why it should be important to you too.
December 1, 2016
I am writing this blog fresh from my recent victory at the Institute of Bookkeepers annual LUCA awards. I have the trophy for New Bookkeeping Practice of the Year next to me. I'm not going to lie – I will be talking about and possibly even carrying around this award for ...
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