It’s the New Year and many of us who manage finance teams are looking at the year ahead, trying to work out how to improve performance, manage staff and refine systems, so I thought my top tips on how to manage a finance team and get the best out of your department would be…
The papers have been awash with analysis of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, the state of the economy, the impact of Brexit and how the JAMs are going to suffer more for longer. The Federation of Small Businesses said its impact for SMEs would be “modest and medium term”. For me, there are three things which…
THE OFFICE — Season 2 — Pictured: (l-r) Rainn Wilson as Dwight Shrutte, Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly, Steve Carell as Michael Scott, B.J. Novak as Ryan Howard, John Krasinsky as Jim Halpert — Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank It’s Christmas time, so goodwill to all men, women, employees, staff, contractors..….that is unless you’re…
“My business won’t be affected by fraud, It’s too small to be a target.” “We know our customers and it’s always been ok so far.” “We try to be aware but we know we don’t do enough to protect ourselves, so far we’ve been lucky.” These are the kind of statements many businesses come up…
The Brexiteers didn’t have a plan, the former PM David Cameron didn’t have a plan – so it’s hardly any wonder that many SMEs don’t have a plan for a Brexit-vote landscape… Well, we need one now and we need it fast. A lot of my clients who run SME’s are suffering the immediate impact…
This was going to be a blog introducing you to the newly expanded WrightCFO team. And it still is. However, I must first address the more pressing issue that this week, the UK voted to leave the EU. It may take some time to sink in and assess what the implications are for your small…
What does the new London Mayor mean for The Capital’s small businesses? “I’m determined to be the most pro-business Mayor of London yet. I’ll make engagement with industry – from small independents and start-ups to global corporations – a key part of decision making at City Hall.” …
Women’s equality and our place in the workforce has never been a hotter topic, and with good reason. Over in the US, Hillary Clinton’s bid for president (and Donald Trump’s incendiary comments) have made equal opportunities and women’s issues a key electoral issue, while in Australia’s Queensland, a university cake sale highlighting pay inequality hit…
It’s safe to say this month’s budget was rather overshadowed by Ian Duncan Smith’s spectacular resignation and subsequent government retraction over proposed disability cuts. However, there was some seriously interesting stuff in it for small businesses that I think got rather overlooked. Bear in mind that Osborne’s budget (and everything most politicians do right now)…
Ok, so I need to be clear about one thing. NO ONE is clear exactly what a Brexit will mean for business and anyone who tells you that they know for sure is plain fibbing. No one can know for sure whether we will be better off (economically, politically, financially) staying in or exiting –…