Posts By: DaniH

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How To Ease Growing Pains Within Your Business: Part Two

by DaniH • 10 October 2023
How to ease growing pains within your business: part two In part one of this series, we explored some of the most talked-about issues that can cause a great deal of stress and worry for business owners who are going through periods of change and expansion. Here, we’ve shared our thoughts on some business growing [...]

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How To Ease Growing Pains Within Your Business: Part One

by DaniH • 11 September 2023
How to ease growing pains within your business: part one At Dartcell, we very much specialise in helping company owners like you manage their financial duties. But to do so, we need to immerse ourselves in what’s happening within your firm – and this often involves helping you iron out any issues or inconsistencies that [...]

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Does Your Business Need A CFO?

by DaniH • 17 August 2023
Does your business need a CFO? Are you convinced that you need help running the financial side of your operations, but you’re not sure what position you need to fill? As a business owner, you’ll usually know when the time is right to bring in external support. As your organisation grows, there will be plenty [...]

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How To Improve Staff Productivity

by DaniH • 17 July 2023
How to improve staff productivity To a degree, every employee at every level will understand the effect that productivity – or lack thereof – can have on a company. However, business owners and members of their boards bear the brunt of ‘lost time on task’ the most. They will be aware of the strain that [...]

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Recognising and Mitigating Risk Within Your Business

by DaniH • 13 June 2023
Recognising and mitigating risk within your business Being aware of the risks that face your firm has always been important. But given the volatility of the current market – not to mention the continuing impact of an economic outlook that can, at best, be described as ‘consistently inconsistent’ – it’s more vital than ever to [...]

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What To Expect From Your Part-Time FD (And What They Should Expect From You)

by DaniH • 15 May 2023
What to expect from your part-time FD (and what they should expect from you) It’s one thing to decide that your business needs the help and support of a part-time finance director – and another to be able to confidently hire an individual who is an excellent fit for your organisation. We know that choosing [...]

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How To Develop KPIs For Your Business

by DaniH • 4 April 2023
How to develop KPIs for your business Key performance indicators – otherwise known as KPIs – are metrics that are used to monitor the success or failure of any aspect of your organisation’s activity. They help you evaluate how well the solutions, processes and people within your business are supporting your everyday operations, your profitability, [...]

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Is It Time To Hire Or Fire? How To Make Key Staffing Decisions

by DaniH • 7 March 2023
Is it time to hire or fire? How to make key staffing decisions Your people are your superpower – but finding, hiring, and retaining staff that will enhance your business and set you on the path for growth is certainly no mean feat. Our outsourced finance directors often get asked for their guidance on when [...]

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How to Win Business Consistently

by DaniH • 10 February 2023
How to win business consistently Running a company can feel like a tumultuous journey at the best of times. Between managing staff, juggling your overheads, and, of course, looking after the people who buy from you, it can often feel like you’re on a never-ending rollercoaster – and one of the only things that’s going [...]

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Get Prepared For The 2023/24 Tax Period

by DaniH • 11 January 2023
Get prepared for the 2023/24 tax period 2022 was a highly confusing year for finance professionals (and, of course, the companies that rely on them for guidance and support). With a government in chaos and a series of unprecedented U-turns to deal with, it was difficult to keep track of new legislation – particularly in [...]