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Why Your Business Has No Cash But Makes a Profit

Identify Common Causes of Cash Flow Issues Business accounts can be prepared in one of two ways. The first method of accounting is known as cash accounting, which means that transactions are only recorded in the books when money changes hands. If you are using the cash accounting method, your accounts will mirror movements in…

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9 Strategies to Help Your Business Recover After COVID-19

Jump-start Your Business Post Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating for small and large businesses alike. Even those companies that remained open during the pandemic saw dramatic falls in sales. And, of course, consumers have been badly affected by the crisis. Many people lost their jobs or were reduced to working fewer hours. The…

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Five Signs Your In-House Accounting Department Is Holding Your Business Back

Should you outsource accounting roles? When you run a business in which your focus is on providing products or services to your customers, your bookkeeping and accounting efforts likely aren’t your core value proposition. Nevertheless, a well-run accounting operation is a vital part of a successful business. You need a strong accounting system in place…

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10 Ways to Retain Cash in Your Business Longer

Keep Tight Control of Cash Flow to Improve Profitability Cash flow issues in a profitable company suggest a timing issue. It could be that you are keeping costs under control and hitting sales targets, but the profit that you see in your accounts never quite seems to materialize in cash. Accounting convention dictates that income…

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Pro Tips for Improving Customer Loyalty

Bolster Profits by Focusing On Current Customers Your business can’t grow without continually acquiring new customers. However, it’s your recurring customers who are your company’s lifeblood. They not only drive most of your sales, they also provide free word of mouth advertising. Keeping their loyalty needs to be your company’s highest priority. If you want…

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Ten Tips to Get Your Invoices Paid Faster

What you Need to Include on a B2B Invoice Sales invoices may appear to be relatively straightforward documents. However, if you omit certain crucial pieces of information, it could cause payment delays. A sales invoice is not usually considered to be a marketing document. However, business to business (B2B) invoices will usually land on someone’s…

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10 Common Customer Excuses for Paying Late and How to Overcome Them

How to Keep Your Cool and Keep Your Customers Late paying customers are a constant problem for many businesses. When invoices are paid late it affects cash flow, and chasing the slow payers can waste a lot of time. It can also be frustrating to hear the same delaying tactics used again and again. Sometimes…

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5 Cash Flow Management Mistakes That Can Kill Your Business

Control Your Accounts Receivable for a Healthy Bottom Line A business cannot survive without working capital. It will not matter how good your products are or how compelling your marketing is. If the company cannot manage its cash flow properly, the company will collapse. Here are 5 cash flow management mistakes you need to learn…

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10 Ways to Increase the Working Capital in Your Small Business

Improve Cash Flow and Enhance Working Capital With These Strategies The working capital of a business is the cash available to spend immediately. In accounting terms, working capital is defined as the current assets, less the current liabilities. If you have negative working capital, your business is in serious trouble. But merely having positive working…