How to choose a virtual CFO: 10 questions to ask

How to choose a virtual CFO: 10 questions to ask

You’ve outgrown a once-a-year tax return. You want someone who looks at your numbers every month, tells you what they mean and helps you decide what to do next. The hard part is choosing the right person, because almost every accounting firm now says it offers...
How to build a 13-week cash flow forecast

How to build a 13-week cash flow forecast

You check the bank balance every morning. Some weeks it looks fine. Then wages, a supplier run and the BAS all land in the same fortnight, and the account is suddenly thinner than you expected. A 13-week cash flow forecast fixes that. It is a simple, week-by-week view...
Why profitable businesses still run out of cash

Why profitable businesses still run out of cash

Your accountant says you made a solid profit last year. Your bank account says otherwise. You’re chasing invoices, juggling suppliers and wondering how the business can be “doing well” when cash is this tight. The short answer: profit and cash are...