Posts By: DaniH

What Makes a Business Attractive to Investors or Buyers?

What makes a business attractive to investors or buyers? If your business is profitable, you might be forgiven for thinking it’s already a sound option for potential investors or buyers. But after working alongside companies for decades – in roles that inevitably includes helping owners prepare for investment, buyouts and exits – we know that [...]

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You Miss 100% of the Shots You Don’t Take: Building a Personal Finance Brand with Olamide Majekodunmi

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take: Building a personal finance brand with Olamide Majekodunmi When the world shut down in 2020, many graduates found themselves rethinking their plans. For Olamide Majekodunmi, the founder of All Things Money, the disruption became the unexpected starting point for a thriving career in financial education and [...]

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How To Build a Business That Isn’t Dependent On Its Founder

How to build a business that isn't dependent on its founder If you have started a business, it will inevitably be dependent on you in the early days – you are your brand. You win customers, approve spending, recruit people and solve problems. You probably hold important information about pricing, suppliers, clients and processes that [...]

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How to Calculate the True Cost of Hiring an Employee

How to calculate the true cost of hiring an employee Hiring an employee on a £35,000pa salary doesn’t cost your business £35,000 a year. It sounds obvious, but the difference between salary and the true cost of employment can easily be underestimated when businesses are budgeting for growth. Employer National Insurance, pension contributions and recruitment [...]

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Designing a Business With Purpose: Insights from Julia Murray, Founder of The House Ministry

Designing a business with purpose: Insights from Julia Murray, Founder of The House Ministry After building a second career in interior design and shaping a successful high-end studio based in the Cotswolds, Julia Murray has spent 15 years shaping homes with precision. Here, she reflects on her journey, leadership lessons, and what it really takes [...]

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The Hidden Benefit of Working With Dartcell: Access To Our Trusted Suppliers

The hidden benefit of working with Dartcell: Access to our trusted suppliers When business owners think about working with a fractional finance director, they usually focus on the obvious benefits: stronger financial control, better reporting, improved cash flow, and strategic guidance for growth. These are all things we often talk about in great detail here [...]

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Redefining the Savile Row Experience: Leadership Advice from Top Tailor Alexandra Wood

Redefining the Savile Row experience: Leadership advice from top tailor Alexandra Wood From redefining modern tailoring on Savile Row to building a globally recognised personal styling brand, Alexandra Wood has carved out a distinctive space in one of the world’s most traditional (and traditionally male-dominated) industries. Here, she shares her journey in her own words, [...]

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Why Experienced Fractional FDs Are In More Demand Than Ever Before

Why experienced fractional FDs are in more demand than ever before For years, business owners viewed finance directors as a luxury reserved for larger organisations. Smaller and scaling businesses often relied on accountants, bookkeepers, or outsourced finance teams to keep operations moving while leadership themselves focused on sales, growth, and delivery. But the modern business [...]

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Smart Staffing: How to Get the Most from your People Without Increasing Costs

Smart staffing: How to get the most from your people without increasing costs For many SMEs, payroll is one of the largest expenses on the profit and loss statement. So, when growth slows or margins tighten, the instinctive reaction can be to hire fewer people or push existing staff harder. Unfortunately, that approach often leads [...]

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Life at the Top: Insights From a Leading Female Entrepreneur

Life at the top: Insights from a leading female entrepreneur At Dartcell, we’re fortunate to work with many talented women in business – and in our opinion, none are more inspiring than Becky Newell, Director at Learnmore Network Ltd. Becky took the plunge into self-employment more than 15 years ago and has since built a [...]

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