Financial Management

How to Interview for Executive Roles: 12 Pieces of Advice

How to interview for executive roles: 12 pieces of advice Interviewing candidates for any role is a challenge – but finding new leaders requires a unique approach that focuses just as much on the person’s ability to think strategically and fit into company culture as it does their technical expertise. In our roles as outsourced [...]

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Are You Cut Out to be a Portfolio Finance Director?

Are you cut out to be a portfolio finance director? With decades of combined experience in various aspects of financial analysis and management between them, our portfolio finance directors are truly some of the best in the business. As well as having a deep understanding of the finance functions of SMEs, our team members also [...]

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How to Manage Your Remote Workforce Effectively

How to manage your remote workforce effectively Many cynics touted remote working as a passing fad; a knee-jerk reaction to a global pandemic that would soon fade away as life returned to ‘normal’. However, data from recent years suggests that the opposite is true. Before Covid, less than 5% of employees worked from home. As [...]

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5 Ways to Strengthen your Business in 2025

5 ways to strengthen your business in 2025 As 2024 draws to a close, it’s only natural to think about the progress your business has made in the last 12 months. The New Year is a fantastic time to not only reflect on what’s happened but start putting a strategy in place for the months [...]

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Are You Investing in the Right Insurance for your Business?

Are you investing in the right insurance for your business? Between finding new clients, nurturing existing relationships and planning for growth, it can be easy to forget about protection for your business. In our many years in the financial advisory space, we’ve encountered plenty of hair-raising situations whereby our clients or connections haven’t had suitable [...]

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5 Ways Finance Professionals Are Using AI

5 ways finance professionals are using AI Having partnered with dozens of businesses, the team here at Dartcell has experienced the rise of AI first-hand. Although machine learning was originally something to be feared, AI-driven tools are no longer a nice-to-have – they are at the very foundation of most forward-thinking businesses that understand the [...]

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Are You a Financially Savvy Entrepreneur?

Are you a financially savvy entrepreneur? Many people survive perfectly well without developing in-depth insights into their company’s finances. But they do just that: ‘survive’. If you’re serious about growing your venture in a profitable, sustainable way, you need to get your head around some of the core practices involved in managing your company’s books [...]

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Common Fundraising Methods For Growing Businesses: Part Two

Common fundraising methods for growing businesses: part two In part one of this series, we discussed the range of finance options that are available to company owners who want to raise cash fast, including secured and unsecured loans, peer-to-peer finance, invoice finance, trade finance, and leasing and hire purchasing. While all these methods offer their [...]

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Common Fundraising Methods For Growing Businesses: Part One

Common fundraising methods for growing businesses: part one At Dartcell, we regularly help companies source and secure the corporate funding they need to meet their growth goals. With support from our fundraising expert, Rich Olsen at Pegasus Funding, we introduce our clients to finance vehicles to facilitate their short- and long-term aims, whether that’s to [...]

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The Value of Hiring a Finance Director to Support Your Retail Business

The value of hiring a finance director to support your retail business Every company will benefit from expert advice from an experienced finance director. However, those within the retail space often rely on the kind of financial clarity and strategic direction that an FD can bring into the mix, because their industry is not only [...]

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