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The client, a metro-based trade business, was winning plenty of work but had no clear visibility into true job costs. Quotes were often based on experience and rough estimates, with materials, labour, and overheads not consistently tracked against each job. As costs rose and jobs varied in...

The client, a single-location cafe based in a busy suburban area, was operating without clear visibility into margins or cash flow. Pricing decisions were reactive, costs were creeping up, and the owner often felt unsure whether the business was actually performing as expected. Our approach...

Managing your inventory levels is not the most exciting activity but is nonetheless critical in maintaining a good cash flow cycle for your business. It is critical because the amount of stock you own represents money that is tied up and cannot be used to pay your bills or re-invest in your...

High Profits & About to Crash? A relevant question for SME Management. “How important is profit?” this question in one form or another is one of the most common questions we receive from new SME owners or potential start-ups and surprisingly it’s not a simple one to answer. Some time...

Why cash is more important than profit? What does it take to make a success of your small business… how can you avoid adding to those frightening statistics about failure rates of small business? So....What do you need to know about financial management and how do you need to apply that...

One of the keys to being successful in any business is the ability to properly manage the cash flow.  Every business ultimately relies on cash to pay employees and suppliers in order to provide the goods and services to customers so that it can remain in business. While it’s certainly possible...

Your inventory system is on the top of the range, but what happens if garbage goes on? can you guess? If you have products that haven't been sold for a long time, here's how you can get rid of them wisely. Think about having an exit strategy.  The importance of the fresh set of eyes: calling in...

Positive cash flow is crucial for any business’s financial success. If your cash flow is in a poor condition, your company is in a major trouble. There are a lot of tips and methods on how to improve poor cash flow, and most of them hold good advice in them but are usually incomplete. So, here...

When I discuss cash flow issues, losses and profits with many of my clients, I usually try to put things into perspective. You see if a business makes losses, it can continue to do so for a number of years. A business can be profitable yet, still run out of money – and that is a real...