Finance

How can the use of accounting software help my business to grow?

There are two ways that a business can account for its transactions: manually through the use of notebooks/exercise books or electronically through the use of accounting software. Each of these has its merits and demerits. However, the benefits the use of accounting software comes with is invaluable and far surpasses the manual approach. In this piece, I take you through…

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4 Keys to Effective Bookkeeping Practices

Effective financial record-keeping is essential for business survival and growth. It entails planning, organizing, controlling and monitoring your financial data to achieve the ultimate business objective.  Most small and medium business owners often neglect to follow through religiously, this sometimes may be due to either not having full knowledge of keeping appropriate records or having a hard time doing so.…

Investing well

Continuous availability of financial resources, especially cash is key to the survival of every business, including yours. George S. Clason, in his book, “The Richest Man In Babylon” notes that money is plentiful for those who understand the simple laws that govern its acquisition. One such law is what I call the law of safe investment. As a business, you…

Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Data: An Important Ingredient for Business Decision Making

Doing business is never without decision making. Sometimes it becomes necessary to take one decision or another to improve results. Such decisions may bother on laying off of staff or retaining them, buying an asset or leasing, outsourcing a service or setting up an in-house unit to provide such service, to mention but a few. It is crucial to mention…

Profitability

Why Profitability Is Key to Assessing Your Business Growth

Why Profitability Is Key to Assessing Your Business Growth Every emerging organisation be it small, medium or large has certain inherent reasons for its conception. The nature and characteristics can further explain the type of business in question, as to whether or not the business is profit making, nonprofit or a charitable organisation. In this article our focus will be…

How cash works in business

For all organizations be it multinationals, small and medium-sized enterprises, or not-for-profits, money is needed in order to be sustainable, and achieve their vision and objectives. Business owners are looking out for dividends and capital appreciation hence, the need to declare more profits. Profits are good and much preferable to losses however, it drives most business operators or managers into…