A healthy cash flow is vital for any business, but in today’s economic climate it is more important than ever, Sage’s Brendan Flattery explores.
Posts Tagged ‘Cashflow’
Getting to grips with cashflow
Posted in Advice for your business, Finance, tagged Cashflow, Sage, startups on 19 March, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When to register for VAT
Posted in Tax, tagged Business Plan, Cashflow, HMRC, Tax, VAT on 22 January, 2010 | 1 Comment »
So, you’ve recently set up or are about to start your business and you want to know what to do about VAT. You should do this when you draw up your business plan and cashflow forecasts, because it could affect your profitability.
The problem with money (too much)
Posted in Finance, tagged Cashflow, failure, Finance, money, time on 17 December, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last month we talked about starting a business on very limited resources. This time, I would like to think about the problem of having too much time or money.
If you enjoy something – don’t go into business to do it
Posted in Advice for your business, You and your idea, tagged Cashflow, Market research, Recession, sales on 11 December, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I set up my first business during the recession of 1990. At the time I was given some great advice, though initially I didn’t fully appreciate its value. I thought it might be useful, given the current economic climate, to pass this advice along…
Cash is king – and it always will be
Posted in Advice for your business, Finance, tagged Cashflow, Nigel Reynolds, practical business advice, PricewaterhouseCoopers, starting up on 19 November, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
People often over-analyse starting up a business. As PricewaterhouseCooper’s Nigel Reynolds explains, in the early days, it really is all about cash flow – cash is king. Now more than ever, business owners are concerned about managing cash – but you simply can’t think about money coming in with a short-term frame of mind. As [...]
In a muddle with your numbers? Pick up the phone
Posted in Advice for your business, Finance, Tax, tagged advice, business advisers, business startup, Cashflow, practical business advice, what business startups need to know on 14 September, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the first things you need to do when you set up your own business is to find yourself a good accountant. However simple or complicated your business’ finances are, you are going to get yourself in a muddle if you don’t know exactly what you need to record, how to fill in your tax returns or when to file your accounts.
Cough up
Posted in Advice for your business, Random thoughts, tagged Cashflow, Credit control, late payers on 28 November, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My friend Juan is a superb designer – mainly Flash-based websites. Way back in the mists of time I gave him his first design studio job. Now he is self employed and his talent means he can charge a premium and work on interesting projects. But he is terrible at getting paid. Sometimes his invoices [...]
Marketing takes centre stage
Posted in Marketing, tagged Cashflow, How to market a small business, what business startups need to know on 17 October, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Most people starting up a business, or running a new one, quickly realise that cashflow is perhaps the most critical factor to survival. Getting and keeping cash becomes an obsession. It is worrying about where the next lot of cash is coming from that keeps them awake. That said, most new entrepreneurs say that marketing [...]
