Business Goals – How Should You Keep Track Of Your Performance?

Business goals are vital to future success but it is equally as important to keep track of how your business is performing. Regardless of what your goals involve, failing to keep track of your progress will mean you have no way of monitoring your success and adapting when needed. How do you record your activity? […]

SMEs struggle as number of late payments increase

Small business

Small businesses are still struggling from the scourge of late payments, with a new survey showing a six per cent increase in the amount owed over a year ago. The new data from the Intuit QuickBooks Late Payments Bulletin reveals that the ongoing issue is hitting small businesses’ cash flow at a time when the cost-of-living […]

First lenders announced for new Recovery Loan Scheme

The first batch of lenders accredited to take part in the latest version of the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) has been announced. Details of the updated version of the RLS were published early this month and the scheme will run for a further two years.

Nicola Hawkins

Nicola-Hawkins

I felt like I was drowning. Not a lot of people understand what it’s like running a business.

Hospitality business owners: how should you distribute tips between staff members?

Tips

When starting up a hospitality business, it is important to factor in that some customers may choose to tip members of staff. This poses the question of how tips should be distributed between staff, with the consideration of who will organise the process. However, ahead of this, you may be wondering how tips are categorised, […]

Profitability– How to Increase Profit of Your Small Business

Profitability

How Do You Make More Profit and Increase Sales Come Up a Lot With Our Clients. Here is our practical video on how to increase both. What opportunities could you implement to increase yours? Watch my video for practical tips on how to increase profit margin, but more importantly how to increase business profit