The Secret Language of Business 🗣️💰 ✨ From the Editor’s Desk Numbers are the language of business. The problem? Most entrepreneurs and managers were never taught how to “listen.” This month, we unpack the three main financial statements and how they speak - so you [...]
Don’t Let These Financial Ghosts Haunt You 👻 The Spooky Side of Finance 🎃 From the Editor’s Desk Halloween is about costumes and candy - but in business, the scariest things aren’t found in haunted houses. They’re hiding in your books. Every year, thousands of businesses fail because they miss the warning signs in their [...]
Every entrepreneur hits a rough patch. But for some, it’s more than that, they lose it all. What separates those who bounce back from those who don't? Financial literacy. Today we bring you the inspiring stories of three well-known entrepreneurs from the US, South Africa, and the UK. Each of them failed early [...]
Back to Business: Why August Is the Perfect Time to Hit Reset (Together) Hey Team Leader / Decision-Maker / Spreadsheet Avoider Here’s a question we hear all the time: “Isn’t finance stuff just for the finance team?” Short answer? Nope. Long answer? Absolutely not. Here’s the truth: Your marketing team’s next campaign spend? Ops’ supplier [...]
We’re living in a time when businesses are obsessed with growth. More revenue. More followers. Bigger teams. But when I sit down with clients, founders, marketers, sales leaders, and operations heads, the one word that always bubbles to the surface? Profit. Because profit is what gives you freedom. The freedom to hire. To [...]
Imagine your company’s budget as a blockbuster film. You’ve got two main characters: CAPEX (Capital Expenditure) – the brooding, long-term hero who loves investing in the future, and OPEX (Operational Expenditure) – the fast-talking sidekick who keeps the lights on and the coffee flowing. They're both crucial... but very different. Meet Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) CAPEX [...]
How financial decisions affect the overall business and your role in them. Every single day, your non-finance teams are out there making decision, good or bad, which affect your organizations profitability and liquidity. In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, the financial decisions we make are more critical than ever. Whether it's choosing the right investment [...]
So, your organization adds your name to the list of delegates to attend the Finance for Non-Finance Learning or the lengthier Finance Programme offered by an esteemed Business School…You’re totally anxious about this, as you remember doing Accounting at school, and the bit of Finance you learnt after school, but that just went in [...]
[00:00:00] Welcome to the Biology of Business. Today we have the absolute pleasure of being joined by Andrew Fick from Cape Town and you are welcome A very unconventional accountant and also promoter of the wonderful scenery of South Africa, Andrew. I am, I am. I love it here, it's awesome. I'm [...]
When I entered the workplace as a graduate in a #Big4 I knew very little about #business, even though I had 2 degrees in finance, the practical application was totally different. BUT once I started asking relevant questions as to how the firms finances worked in terms of income, expenditure, CAPEX, OPEX, selling, winning [...]
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