Resources

Guides

Exiting & Selling

• Weighing up succession planning options
• How to pass your business onto a successor
• Getting the best price for your small business
• How to value a small business
• Deciding to keep your business in the family or to sell up
• Planning your exit strategy
• Ten steps for a financially successful exit
• Finding the right successor for your business
• Organizing your business for sale
• Choosing how to value your business to prepare it for sale
• How to succeed at succession planning

Finance

• Why do I have to pay tax when I made a cash loss?
• How to raise capital for your business
• How to make your fixed assets work harder and provide a better ROI
• The power of cash flow forecasts
• How to scale your business for growth
• Why you need an accountant and how to choose one
• Six ways to solve 80% of your accounting problems
• Why should I move all my accounting to the cloud?
• How do I choose the best accounting software for my business?
• Dealing with cash flow problems

Increasing Profit

• Get better deals from your suppliers
• How does depreciation affect small businesses?
• Building an online distribution channel
• Growing your business – checklist
• What to do if your business is operating at a loss
• When to invest in more equipment
• How to avoid three common profit mistakes
• Ten steps to successfully franchise your business
• The difference between cash flow and profit
• Increase your profit in 90 days
• Key drivers to boost profitability and cash flow
• Should you lease or buy assets?
• Grow your business by raising your cash potential
• How to increase your profit margins
• Cross-selling and upselling to increase your sales
• Five ways to increase your profit
• Build and grow your online revenue stream
• Changing your business model
• Handy tips for improving your cash flow
• How to set up a cash reserve
• How to handle debt so you always get paid on time
• How to reduce your tax bill
• How to develop new products and services
• Cost-reduction tactics for small businesses

Management

• Nine ways to use technology to make business easier
• Which accounting software fits your business best?
• Choosing payment terms for your business
• Pricing options for your business
• Work out a price for your service
• Work out a price for your product

People

• Nine ways to retain great employees
• How to get great advice
• Key management skills to grow your business
• Developing employee skills

Planning

• Grow your customer base with the right accounting software
• Creating value in your business
• The pros and cons of outsourcing bookkeeping and payroll
• Your export road map
• Decide on your exporting channels
• Preparing a business plan
• Planning for disaster recovery
• Finding good mentors and business advice
• Creating an export business plan
• The importance of business planning
• Pricing strategies to beat the competition
• What to include in your business plan
• Protect Yourself and Your Data – Proactive Steps for Living Safely in the Digital Age

Sales & Marketing

• Advertising that Works
• Ten marketing priorities when you start your business
• Improving the effectiveness of your advertising
• Creating a promotional plan
• Gain customer loyalty and keep your regulars for life
• Use focus groups to understand your customer
• Ways to identify new markets and customers
• 10 ways to build a competitive advantage
• Testing the market before taking the plunge
• Identifying your target market
• Sure-fire marketing plan in eight easy steps
• Build your marketing plan by creating awareness
• How to write a customer questionnaire
• Be aware of cultural differences within your customer base
• How to accurately forecast sales
• Five top ways to research your market
• Undertaking your own market research

Starting-up

• Buying a business how much should you invest?
• Why it can pay to buy an existing business
• How to complete a SWOT analysis
• Starting a small business – Frequently Asked Questions
• Will your business idea work?
• Seven revenue priorities when you start your business
• Seven ways to tell if your business idea will succeed
• Eight management priorities when you start your business
• How to start a business on a limited budget
• Calculating your break-even point
• Do you have what it takes to run your own business?
• Understanding intellectual property
• Calculating start-up costs – how much money do you need?
• Break-even analysis
• How much money do you need when starting a business?