A few months ago, we asked the question ‘What to do when a startup fails.’ One of our points in the blog was our human reluctance to admit failure. No one likes it. Most people find it difficult to say they were wrong, and someone else was right. In the context of startups, the biggest […]
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Finance might not be the reason why you founded your startup or early-stage company, but it is critical to helping the business grow. With our blog, we’re hoping to bring founders and business owners closer to finance, and this one is no exception. A few months ago, we took a brief look at the Basics
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We might love numbers, but we understand that not every business owner or startup founder feels the same. That’s why part of our mission for this blog is to demystify the numbers you need to know. With the new tax year starting in just a few weeks, this is the perfect time for making sense
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When I ask startup founders and entrepreneurs why they started their businesses, the answers vary widely. Many recognised a problem and had an idea of how it could be solved. Some thought of a truly innovative product or service. My point is that no one ever says they started their business because they liked numbers.
I should say, before I wander on to anything else, that I am not a robot. I’ve seen a lot of predictions over the past couple of years that accountants will be replaced by robots. From my point of view that feels like the forecasts of a paperless office were 20 years ago – everyone
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I am a numbersmith. Other people might call me an accountant but that doesn’t do me justice. True, I am qualified as a chartered accountant but there are various things I don’t do such as statutory company accounts, personal tax returns or corporation tax returns. I have a good black book of folks who are much better
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