by Lisa Dickson | May 12, 2020 | Business Management 101, Small Business Accounts
One of the most stressful and overwhelming challenges of running and building a business – is making sure YOU get paid. When you are working flat out and there is not enough money in your business to pay you – it’s enormously stressful, frustrating...
by Lisa Dickson | Dec 10, 2019 | Business Advice, Business Management 101
Methods to overcome uncertainty in 2020. So you’ve got a business idea, and you think it might be a runner. But then again, just as you’ve geared yourself up to commit, all sorts of midnight worries start to creep in. Is now the time? Are people spending money? What...
by Lisa Dickson | Jul 15, 2019 | Business Advice, Business Management 101
Avoiding waste, maximising profit. Accountants, as a breed, are fans of efficiency. We tend to appreciate optimised systems and abhor waste, whether it’s time, effort or resources being frittered away. The concept of efficiency as we know it today is a product of the...
by Lisa Dickson | Apr 20, 2016 | Business Management 101, Personal Taxes
A guide to transferring a business to a family member. There are more than 3 million family businesses in the UK, which between them employ more than 9 million people and contribute 15% to GDP. Despite these successes, family businesses often experience difficulties...
by Lisa Dickson | Nov 20, 2015 | Business Management 101, Marketing
If you run your own business, then you have probably invested time and money into creating your own website. Possibly, quite a lot of money but are you getting value from it? Are you getting a return on your investment? Do you cringe when you think about the amount of...
by Lisa Dickson | Nov 16, 2015 | Business Management 101
In order to know where you want to be, you must understand where you are now and what the gap is in between…. A goal is a dream with a deadline. Napoleon Hill What is your motivation? Why did you start your business? What drives you, what gets you to take...