Financial Management

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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How To Overhaul Your Business Plan

How to overhaul your business plan At some point in your company’s lifecycle, you will realise that you need to adjust your business plan to guide your firm into its next chapter. Generally speaking, there are two reasons why you might want to redo your business plan. What worked for you previously is no longer [...]

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Growing Your Business With Limited Cash Resources

Growing your business with limited cash resources As business owners, we all have big plans. But sometimes our dreams aren’t made possible by our current financial reality. The bottom line is, if you don’t have a lot of money to invest in growing your business, you’ll need to get creative with your cash. Here are [...]

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How To Navigate The Investment Process

How to navigate the investment process There may come a time when your company will need external investment to break through its own financial ceiling and enter a new chapter. As outsourced finance directors, we have many years’ experience in helping business owners find the right investors for their project, and navigate common hurdles that [...]

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Does Your Business Need A CFO?

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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Recognising and Mitigating Risk Within Your Business

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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How To Develop KPIs For Your Business

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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How to Win Business Consistently

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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