Key insights Saved four days a month on invoicing, allowing staff to focus on customer relationships. Payment reminders to customers are automatic, eliminating friction. Forecasts go months into the future and enable improved inventory planning. Accounts are visible from any location, saving employees time on the go and increasing efficiency. BLC Forklifts has grown steadily … Read more
Most founders I meet can pinpoint their follower count. If you ask them what their gross margin is, you’ll get a pause and then a guess. It’s not negligence. At some point “the numbers” got filed away in accounting, and accounting became filed under the things you pay someone else to take care of. So … Read more
Sage Intacct product pages describe consolidating hundreds of units in minutes rather than days. For a finance team that still spends most of the week each period consolidating the group, this claim may sound like marketing hyperbole. It’s not an exaggeration, but the reason it’s true has more to do with architecture than speed itself, … Read more
If you start a business in 2025 and don’t have a sustainable business model built in from day one, you’re already behind. Today’s customers demand more than just great products. They want values-driven brands they can believe in. Investors invest capital in climate-positive companies. And the most forward-thinking founders prove that you don’t have to … Read more
A single income statement is a good measure of a business with one entity, one source of income, and direct ownership. As soon as one of these things changes, it is no longer a good measure. Add a subsidiary, open a second revenue stream, or bring in a joint venture partner, and a single income … Read more
Do you think AI is just for engineers and hoodie-wearing programmers from Silicon Valley? Think about it again. Artificial intelligence is no longer locked behind walls of complicated code or reserved for billion-dollar technology startups. Today, it’s available to anyone with a laptop or cell phone, a solid idea, and a willingness to experiment, even … Read more
The role of the CFO has always included two tasks: managing the balance sheet and shaping the strategy. What has changed is the balance between them. Deloitte’s Finance Trends 2026 report, based on a survey of 1,326 global finance leaders, found that 57% now play a leading role in shaping their company’s strategy and that … Read more
You know what type of email it is. The subject line sounds like a company announcement. The text reads like a blog post with a call to action taped to the bottom. And the CTA? Something like “Listen!” (No thanks.) The truth is: most marketing emails are ignored. Not because email is dead, but because … Read more
There is a common but very important saying in digital marketing. What worked yesterday will not always work tomorrow. Attention spans shift, inboxes get louder and whatnot You Remember that a great subject line means nothing if your audience doesn’t agree. That’s why A/B tests are not just “nice to have”, they are non-negotiable. Smart … Read more
Football clubs are often judged by what happens on the pitch. But at AFC Wimbledon, some of the club’s greatest successes occur on the sidelines. These successes are being achieved in food distribution centres, local warehouses, small businesses and volunteer groups across South West London. Together they tell a broader story about the role a … Read more