Explaining assets and liabilities

Explaining assets and liabilities

    Explaining assets and liabilities is my mission in this weeks I Hate Numbers podcast, episode 140.  It’s not recommended practice, certainly mine,  to operate without considering its assets and liabilities. However, what do these terms actually mean?  In...
Explaining gross profit

Explaining gross profit

    Explaining gross profit is my mission this week. Gross profit is the amount of money you make after subtracting the cost of goods sold from your total revenue. This number tells you how much money is left over after you’ve covered the costs...
Explaining operating profit

Explaining operating profit

    Explaining operating profit is this weeks I hate Numbers podcast.  Operating profit is a performance measure that tells you how much money your business earned from its core operations. It’s a figure that business often overlook when it comes to...
Using operational gearing

Using operational gearing

      Risk is a natural part of business life; using operational gearing measures one of those risks.  Sorry to throw in a bit of jargon there at the start, my jargon buster ray gun is there at the ready. Have you ever wondered what operational gearing...
Understanding and using break even

Understanding and using break even

    If you want to stay afloat in your business, understand break even and how it can help. Every industry needs this key number for different reasons but regardless of what kind of company or size you are you should have a grasp on these fundamentals!...
How your business deals with a recession

How your business deals with a recession

    A recession is a difficult time for any business, so knowing How your business deals with a recession is a vital part of your toolkit, It may be that your customers may have less money to spend, you may have to let staff go, and your bottom line may be...