by Neil O'Brien | Feb 20, 2019 | Our News
The problems with cashflow is that you only know when you have cashflow problems when you can’t pay for something. It is entirely reactionary for most entrepreneurs but the super successful know their cashflow well enough before the trouble starts. Knowing where...
by Neil O'Brien | Aug 11, 2017 | Budget, management, Pricing, ScaleUp, StartUP
Pricing is an emotive subject and many clients are scared about increasing their prices. So much so that many refuse to do so and the compound effect of not increasing prices has cost them tens, if not hundreds of thousands on lost profits. Why are business owners...
by Neil O'Brien | Aug 4, 2017 | Costs, Employees, Our News
How much to pay a marketing manager, a plumber, a sales manager and a goldsmith. The same question came from four clients in four weeks. But the question of how much to pay an accountant is what tipped the scales in favour of this article. Let’s use simple...
by Neil O'Brien | Jul 28, 2017 | Employees, management, Our News
Most companies firefight when it comes to recruitment, either because someone has left or the influx in sales had led to an increased workload. Either way, without planning and time to recruit, the firefight recruitment process is flawed and will cost your business,...
by Neil O'Brien | Jul 21, 2017 | management, Our News, ScaleUp
Business success is measured by business numbers, that’s all, pure and simple. Even the biggest companies in the world follow this and they publish their business numbers regularly. But if you look at their business numbers, they don’t talk about their P&L or...