Tag: cash flow
Cloud-native document automation saves costs and improves cash flow
Approximately 25-30% of accountants’ time is taken up searching for documents. However, the old adage that ‘time is money’ is more relevant today than ever before. One area where most companies can quickly lower operational and financial cost, risk and optimise efficiency is by switching to an integrated, cloud-native, document management platform which automates data storage, distribution and document management.
Should you take investment advice from family and friends?
Your friends and family may offer you financial advice with good intentions, but you should be wary of basing your investment decisions purely on stories shared 'around the braai'. People love to give advice, especially the people closest to us – our family and friends. And while we are often able to be circumspect, sifting out what is irrelevant to us, it can be difficult to resist taking financial advice from family and friends, especially when they appear to have done well for themselves.
BOOK REVIEW | The Highly Profitable Accountant
Take control of your practice, make more money and get your life back. The author, Rudi Jansen, has kindly made this book available as a FREE download on BusinessBrief website.
Grooming for funding and investment
Every successful business reaches a stage where it has to choose its growth path. Either you grow organically, using operational capital as and when it’s available or you use growth capital in order to scale up faster. If you are considering the fundraising route, there are a number of things you need to nail in order to be funding ready.
Municipal debtors management critical
Managing the debtor book is critical to ensuring stable cash flows for any municipality, and has great impact on its ability in delivering services to its constituents.
Are businesses geared for growth?
Every successful business owner will tell you that ‘cash flow is king’ and effective working capital management is essential for any successful business to survive, as it provides a business with the cash flow to fund its day-to-day operations. Working Capital can be funded by the business itself or by external funders.
Fuel levy increase – doom & gloom?
"With several economists of the opinion that the price of petrol and the fuel levy will continue to rise this year, the knock-on impact...
2017 FINANCIAL RESOLUTIONS
Planning - Outline your plan for the year Use a quiet week or two at the beginning of the year to set out...
CASH FLOW CRUNCHING!
Every Small & Medium Business should be aiming to have some savings in the bank as a buffer for difficult months when sales are...
PROACTIVE MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS WELLNESS
Small businesses are often the first ones to be hardest hit during difficult times.
However, there are ways business owners can take control –...































