Small Business Support
What do you need? If you could do with some help to get the non-value-adding tasks within your business working properly so that you have more time to spend doing the things that make you money – give me a call.
Bookkeeping
As a QuickBooks Pro (and a degree-qualified accountant with a background in management accounting), I can also offer bookkeeping services for small businesses. Whether you are looking for someone to provide training on how to do the bookkeeping yourself or you are looking for someone to do it for you, I can help.
For instance, I can help you set up a Quickbooks account, show you or your staff how to use it, and periodically monitor your books for you to make sure that your business records are correct and up to date. Or I can build a simple record-keeping system for you in Microsoft Excel tailored specifically to your business.
Financial Modelling
Do you know how much it costs to make or source your products or services and do you have a budget for your business?
Knowing what your costs are is an important aspect of managing the financial performance of your business. A budget is a great planning tool that not only helps you set goals and track your income and expenditure but is also a perfect way to gain a better understanding of your costs and how they are likely to behave.
Using the knowledge you have about cost behaviour is crucial if you wish to do any Forecast Modelling or Product Costing.
Record Keeping Tools & Excel Troubleshooting
Many of the small business owners I know use Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to record inventory, expenses, or activity. Most know enough about how spreadsheets work to create a rudimentary table and do a few simple calculations but very few use the true power of the application.
Are you using formulas (other than sum), conditional formatting, form building, or automating functions using macros? Can you sort, analyse, and report on the data you have stored in your spreadsheets?
Custom build sheets and workbooks can import data, sort it, analyse it, summarise it and report it on a print- or web-ready dashboard that can be distributed to partners, directors, shareholders, or investors.
Business Coaching
As a business owner, small business coaching may be just what you need to improve the performance of your small business. Coaching can help you grow and develop as a business owner and an individual.
How?
Business coaching provides ongoing support and guidance for small business owners as they plan and implement business improvement activities within their business or their lives. Most coaching sessions use a model to identify and assess any issues the client wants to address. The coaching will then work through a process with the client to generate workable solutions. Over time, the coach provides support and attempts to keep the client accountable for any actions they agree to take.
