Why Every Business Needs a CFO (and How Small Businesses Can ‘Rent a Slice’ of one)
Larger businesses have a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on staff. But what can small and medium sized businesses do in this regard?
READ MORE3 reasons your business needs a budget now
For many, the word ‘budget’ is about as appealing as the word ‘diet’.It seems to imply what you will go without, rather than what you will achieve.To a successful business owner, however, the word ‘budget’ has a very different meaning.It’s more like
Why modern business means cloud-based business
“The cloud” is a phrase that means something very different these days, due to the increasing use of cloud computing. But what exactly is cloud computing? And is it a good option for small businesses?First, a quick definition. Without getting lost in ‘geekspeak’, cloud computing
READ MOREFinancial misery or financial happiness. What makes the difference?
Most people will quite literally earn millions of dollars in their lifetime. Yet many people struggle financially and live from one pay period to the next.With the ageing population and many Baby Boomers now continuing to work—at least on a part-time basis—past the traditional retirement age
READ MOREManaging receipts: How small businesses are banishing bookkeeping boredom
They say only two things are certain in life: death and taxes. For a lot of people, there’s also a third certainty in life: the pain of keeping track of every receipt when it’s time to do the taxes.How many times has your bookkeeper or finance manager asked you for a receipt (that you swore
READ MORESocial media for business: a fad or a permanent shift in how we communicate?
Isn’t Twitter a waste of time? Isn’t Facebook for the kids?Not anymore.It’s true that Twitter and Facebook started out with very ‘non-business’ objectives. The founder of Twitter actually did invent it so you could tell everyone you were going to the shop to get some milk;
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