by Jonathan | Feb 16, 2023
So, you’ve got your dream business up and running but you aren’t entirely sure quite how well it is running… Should you be using sales as your financial yardstick? Or maybe reductions in costs? Not quite… In this blog we detail how to measure profit margin and why it...
by Jonathan | Feb 8, 2023
As accountants, we face a barrage of negative and inaccurate press on a daily basis. Everything from the inaccurate “Do accountants have to be good at maths?” to the downright hurtful “Why are accountants boring?”. Well, in this blog we are looking to debunk some of...
by Jonathan | Dec 21, 2022
You’ve made a business out of doing something you love and now you’re playing catch up with your books every month. It’s stressful and annoying. Your focus is probably on delivering your service and that totally makes sense. Your service is what gives you the...
by Jonathan | Sep 9, 2022
For any creative there comes a point when your need to focus on finances grows, as one of our fab clients coined it, “the shit gets real”. At that point it’s vital you have a tech solution that you can use alongside your accountant or bookkeeper to get ready access to...
by Jonathan | Sep 8, 2022
“VAT returns”… The two words that have the ability to make a small business owner shrivel with dread. It’s one feature of creative business accounting that brings about confusion and panic before the process has even begun. After writing “how to prepare a...
by Jonathan | Jul 30, 2021
You’re just starting out on your business journey. You don’t have any intentions to sell it – certainly not now, and maybe not ever. So why should you look to be setting up your creative business as though you’re preparing it for sale? Simply put,...
