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Financial Management

Manage cash to survive, says Doug Richard

Maintaining an accurate 13-week cash forecast is essential to survive an economic downturn, according to former Dragons' Den investor Doug Richard.

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Financial Management

Reducing currency exposure

Piers Cracknell, commercial director of currency specialist Moneycorp, comments on the pound's heavy fall against the dollar and assess its probable impact on growing businesses.

Financial Management

The falling pound and your business

In the past six months the pound has fallen by more than eight per cent against the dollar and the euro.

Financial Management

Currency dilemmas 

UK companies are adapting to sterling’s decline

Financial Management

Constructive cost-cutting

Steve Barnes, CEO of online marketing company Infoserve, doesn’t much like the term cost-cutting.

Financial Management

Investing outside the family

Diversifying your investment portfolio is all very well, but it can be tough when the lion's share of your wealth is tied up in the family business.

Financial Management

Keep out: accountants at work

In many SMEs, the finance function simply doesn’t deliver the information the business needs.

Financial Management

How to reduce your tax bill

Death and taxes may be the only certain things in life – but there are ways of minimising the impact of the latter.

Financial Management

Keep out: accountants at work

In many SMEs, the finance function simply doesn’t deliver the information the business needs.

Financial Management

How to reduce your tax bill

Death and taxes may be the only certain things in life – but there are ways of minimising the impact of the latter.

Financial Management

How to improve your year-end numbers

Research from consultancy firm REL suggests that public companies improve their year-end results through a number of well-established ‘games’.

Financial Management

Grow profits by going green

Appease the green brigade and put a smile on your FD’s face at the same time

Financial Management

Closing the gap for short-term finance

According to Paul Breen, CEO of payroll-based lender WageRoller, only 35 per cent of businesses possess invoices that are eligible for factoring or invoice discounting.

Financial Management

Managing exchange rates and currency transactions when trading abroad

Trading abroad is a regular part of business for many UK companies, so when it comes to effectively managing exchange rates and currency transactions, it pays to look around. Marc Barber reports.