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Welcome to our blog, where we will be posting essential financial news and insights for your business.
What Gross Profit Can Tell You About Your Business
Many SME owners understandably focus on revenue.
Sales growth often feels like the clearest signal that the business is moving in the right direction. Orders are increasing, customers are returning and the team is busy.
Yet revenue on its own rarely tells the full story.
One of the most revealing exercises in any growing business is to step back and analyse gross profit in more detail.
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Financial visibility: how SMEs can avoid cash flow surprises
Cash flow is the lifeblood of operations. Yet, too often, I’ve seen businesses become blindsided by unexpected cash shortfalls.
Despite good sales, a strong reputation and steady growth, poor data practices and lack of forecasting can all put small to medium sized companies at risk of going under. But you might be surprised to learn that one of the biggest threats to your company’s financial health is inadequate financial reporting.
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How can L4 Financial help you address your company’s financial pain points?
As an entrepreneur, you’re likely to encounter a range of challenges during your time at the helm of your business – and many of these will relate back to how well your finances are being managed (or not!).
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10 reasons SMEs need a part-time FD
I personally believe that every company, regardless of its size, deserves access to high quality financial management.
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