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Since the economic recession, the small business organizations are the worst hit among the entire industry and they’re still trying to recover from the shock. A business organization is set up for generating revenue within the nation but when it itself is in debt, the entire cycle of generating revenue is spoilt and the reputation of the business organization is also marred. If you’re a business owner who has been recklessly using his credit cards to buy things that you couldn’t buy with…

Small and medium sized enterprises seeking finance may want to consider invoice factoring. Invoice factoring is an example of how traditional financial arrangements are entering into new accounting practices toward sustainability. Here are 10 reasons why Invoice Factoring is the most reliable form of business financing. # 1. Accounting Principle Invoice factoring standards allow for more cash flow flexibility in accounting. An accounting principle used in a range of industries, invoice…

Facebook’s Failed IPO

On the day of Facebook’s initial public offering (IPO), on May 18th, 2012, David Ebersman, the company’s Chief Financial Officer, valued the stock at $38 per share, making it one of the largest IPOs in history, raising $16 billion. It set a new record for the trading value of an IPO, and had been underwritten by three of the biggest banks in America – Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, and Goldman Sachs. Demand was thought so high that the company announced, two days before the IPO, that it…

Since the economic recession, it is the business organizations that are suffering from lack of funds and are drowning in a sea of high interest debt due to non-repayment of their debt obligations. If you’re a business owner who is spending sleepless nights wondering about the escalating debts that are spoiling the reputation of your business, you need not fret as there are debt relief options that can help you get back a firm grip on your distressed financial situation. Debt consolidation is…

Like most things, accounting is easy when you know how. The trick is to get your accounting system working correctly from the outset, because systematic accounting mistakes that run undetected for months, or even years, can cause your business to lose money.  Your accounts give you basic information upon which you make decisions, such as “What are my sales?”, “How much money is in the bank?”,  ”How much money am I owed?” or “Am I making a…

The vast majority of corporate and self employed businesses in Ireland would have a financial year end set at December each year. So with the next year end just around the corner for these businesses I thought I would share some general housekeeping tasks that can be done in advance of New Year’s day to help save a few tax euros. Some of these items would be more applicable to individuals rather than businesses or companies. These tips could apply in different countries however it is best to…

The Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure & Reform presented their budget measures for 2013 on December 5th 2012. While the well signalled Property Tax was the major new tax measure introduced, there were however changes to the PRSI system and some other changes that were new. I propose to look at some of the measures presented in “Budget 2013 Ireland” yesterday that will have an impact on the general business community. Tax Rates, Tax Credits, PRSI etc In keeping with…

How much does it cost to get new customers? You probably make regular decisions about buying advertising and attending networking events. Today I share a tool to help make those decisions easier. New Customers: How Much Are They Worth? One of the first pieces of information to identify about your customers is their lifetime value to your business. The basic formula is simple – how much will customers spend with you and for how long? It’s best to calculate this based on margin rather…

Every company’s CEO thinks they know what their sales revenue figure is. It’s what’s on the sales invoices, right? Wrong. And if you are running a SaaS (Software as a Service), company, that’s really wrong actually. SaaS revenue is simple to work out, but is different to what you might expect. This article outlines the basics of revenue recognition in a SaaS company, and why, as founder of a SaaS, you should even care. Vanishing Sales Syndrome When a SaaS company is in start-up phase,…

While the media reports our economy is improving, business owners still must exercise sound business financial management. Businesses still operating after the recession find themselves experts at cost cutting and measuring return on investment for continuing expenses. Still, there are always places to find additional money. I share three below. Shop Insurance Insurance renewal dates often creep up on me. It’s been more than once where my agent has contacted me ready to renew the policy…