Leadership

How To Ease Growing Pains Within Your Business: Part One

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?

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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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How to Offset Rising Energy Costs in Your Business

How to offset rising energy costs in your business The rising price of fuel is the topic of the moment. Although, at the time of writing, the government has announced that it will be bringing in further support for households and businesses in order to help keep costs down, the unprecedented cost of gas and [...]

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Clean Up Your Business Finances This Summer

Clean up your business finances this summer For many businesses – particularly those in the service industries – things can go a little quiet during the summer. While the children are off school and many staff are choosing to take their annual leave, the warmer months are ideal for taking stock of your company’s fiscal [...]

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