Insights to lift your business

  “I’m frustrated at how long it takes to get basic financial and management reports on how we are doing – it’s like I’m flying blind most of the time and only a month later can I see what happened, but that’s too late!” 

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SMEs need up to date, near real-time information on how they are performing. This information needs to cover traditional financial reporting, such as P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow, but also performance metrics using non-financial operational data. 

“As someone in charge of making this business work, I need to look forward, not backward. I can’t make the best decisions if I can’t see how we’re tracking, and what the impact will be of decisions I make today.” 

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SMEs want more support to look forwards and project into the future their business performance and financial position. They want smart forecasting to guide better decision making about growth options, investments, cost control, and taking on debt. We know that 80% of SMEs lack credible forward looking forecasts for their business. 

“My goal is to grow my business and make it more valuable every year. I’ve got to have that top of mind and make sure that everything we do actually does make our business more valuable”. 

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SMEs are all about focusing on the enterprise value of their businesses. For entrepreneurs, investors, and key employee shareholders, understanding the drivers of business value is needed to make the best medium to long term strategic decisions that help equity owners to maximise their returns”.