by ClearwaysAccountants | Mar 6, 2015 | Small business advice
The top 10 tips from the Institute of Chartered Accountants are: 1. Prepare a business plan: this helps investors understand your business, aims and goals and therefore investors can assess your proposals and their risks in backing you. 2. Do your research: there...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Mar 26, 2014 | Contractor, Freelancer, Small business advice
The nitty, gritty. Preparing the numbers The heart of a business plan will be the financial analysis. Even if you are not an accountant you can prepare the financial analysis providing you can use Excel and are methodical. Before thinking about the numbers you need...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Nov 25, 2013 | Contractor, Freelancer, Self Employment, Small business advice
You’ve read the overview and now you are ready to get on and start preparing your business plan. Step One Know yourself – Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats This is infamous but it boils down your situation into the nuts and bolts of your...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Nov 8, 2013 | Self Employment, Small business advice
Creating your own business plan “With careful and detailed planning, one can win; with careless and less detailed planning, one cannot win. How much more certain is defeat if one does not plan at all! From the way planning is done beforehand, we can predict...
