The Twelve Days of Christmas with your Part-Time FD

On the first day of Christmas, my part-time FD gave to me an introduction to business reporting and advice on creating a business strategy. 

On the second day of Christmas, my part-time FD gave to me more ways to attract money, an introduction to business reporting, and advice on creating a business strategy.

On the third day of Christmas, my part-time FD gave to me the secret of lowering my tax liability, more ways to attract money, an introduction to business reporting, and advice on creating a business strategy.

On the fourth day of Christmas, my part-time FD gave to me ways of doubling profitability, the secret of lowering my tax liability, more ways to attract money, an introduction to business reporting, and advice on creating a business strategy.

On the fifth day of Christmas, my part-time FD gave me the key to productivity, ways of doubling profitability, the secret of lowering my tax liability, more ways to attract money, an introduction to business reporting, and advice on creating a business strategy.

On the sixth day of Christmas, my part-time FD gave to be better ways of business processing, the key to productivity, ways of doubling profitability, the secret of lowering my tax liability, more ways to attract money, an introduction to business reporting, and advice on creating a business strategy.

On the seventh day of Christmas, my part-time FD gave me the way to do business legally, better ways of business processing, the key to productivity, ways of doubling profitability, the secret of lowering my tax liability, more ways to attract money, an introduction to business reporting and advice on creating a business strategy.

On the eighth day of Christmas, my part-time FD gave me the way to keep cash flowing, the way to do business legally, better ways of business processing, the key to productivity, ways of doubling profitability, the secret of lowering my tax liability, more ways to attract money, an introduction to business reporting and advice on creating a business strategy.

On the ninth day of Christmas, my part-time FD gave me the way to keep my bank happy, the way to keep cash flowing, the way to do business legally, better ways of business processing, the key to productivity, ways of doubling profitability, the secret of lowering my tax liability, more ways to attract money, an introduction to business reporting and advice on creating a business strategy.

On the tenth day of Christmas, my part-time FD gave me a great exit strategy, the way to keep my bank happy, the way to keep cash flowing, the way to do business legally, better ways of business processing, the key to productivity, ways of doubling profitability, the secret of lowering my tax liability, more ways to attract money, an introduction to business reporting and advice on creating a business strategy.

On the eleventh day of Christmas, my part-time FD gave to me the benefit of business planning, a great exit strategy, the way to keep my bank happy, the way to keep cash flowing, the way to do business legally, better ways of business processing, the key to productivity, ways of doubling profitability, the secret of lowering my tax liability, more ways to attract money, an introduction to business reporting and advice on creating a business strategy.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my part-time FD gave me a way to stop fiddlers fiddling and protect my equity, the benefit of business planning, a great exit strategy, the way to keep my bank happy, the way to keep cash flowing, the way to do business legally, better ways of business processing, the key to productivity, ways of doubling profitability, the secret of lowering my tax liability, more ways to attract money, an introduction to business reporting and advice on creating a business strategy.

And in the spirit of Christmas, you can discover all that I learned by downloading these 12 free business growth reports—jam-packed with practical ideas and information for every SME owner.

Business Reporting:

• The three key financial statements you need and why they are so important
• How to interpret your key financial statements and use the information to drive growth
• How to reach a place where you actually enjoy reviewing your financial statements!

Strategic Funding report:

• The main sources of funding available to SMEs (including advantages and disadvantages of each one)
• New funding sources which make funding available in days or weeks rather than in months or years from the application date
• How to get independent specialist advice to walk you through the process and present your case for the best chance of success.

Tax Planning report:

• The benefits of ensuring your business are optimised for tax
• The importance of using the best tax advisors
• The importance of using the best legal advisors.

Profit Improvement report:

• Why you need a clear, measurable strategy for increasing your profit
• The four ways to increase your profit: sell more, get customers to buy more frequently, increase prices and reduce costs
• The main reasons for low profits and how to avoid being unprofitable.

Outsourcing report:

• How to access expertise that you would otherwise not be able to afford
• How to source talent to focus on important priority areas in your business
• How to increase efficiency and productivity across all areas of your business.

Internal Systems report:

• How to create systems and get fully in control of your business
• How systems and internal controls create more headspace for the senior team
• The benefits of great systems and internal controls for making your business more efficient and more valuable.

Compliance report:

• How to free up headspace and sleep better at night by devising a strategy to ensure your business is always fully compliant;
• Why it can be disastrous for business owners who don’t have a compliance strategy;
• How The FD Centre can devise a strategy specific to your business, to ensure you always remain fully compliant.

Cash flow Management report:

• Why poor cash flow is the number 1 reason businesses fail
• How to create a cash flow management strategy to avoid running out of cash
• How to find cash in places you may have never considered.

Banking Relationship report:

• Why the banks lend to some businesses but not others
• How to secure lending from your bank
• How to secure preferential rates and better terms from your bank
• How a part-time FD can manage the relationship with the bank so that you don’t have to.

Exit Strategy report:

• The things you need to do early in the process to plan your exit
• Why ‘exit planning’ has a lot to do with ‘running a good business
• How to make your business attractive to potential buyers and what they are looking for
• How to evaluate what is important to you when selling your business
• How to maximise your sale value and increase your multiples
• Property, Pensions, IP, Contracts, ‘The Numbers’
• The due diligence process and how to make it much easier for yourself.

Implementation Timetable report:

• The best way to build (or redesign) your business plan so it works as a simple but effective tool for ensuring you reach your goals
• Key elements of a great business plan and how to decide what to include and descaled
• How to set clear milestones for your implementation timetable
• How to get your team aligned so that everyone is working towards a common goal.

Risk Assessment report:

• How to sleep better at night by identifying major risks and building a strategy to avoid them
• How business owners of great businesses manage their risk so they can free up headspace and focus on creativity, innovation, and growth
• How a part-time FD can conduct a full, watertight risk assessment process with you.