Insights

Practical writing on how established businesses make, keep and grow profit, and what it takes to make them investable.

Why revenue growth can hide a deteriorating business

What to look at when turnover rises but the business feels harder to run.

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The seven drivers of SME EBITDA

A practical framework for finding where profit is made and lost.

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Why owner dependency destroys business value

How buyers and funders price a business that cannot run without its owner.

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What buyers look for before acquiring an SME

The information, structures and risks a serious buyer will examine.

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The difference between growth and profitable growth

Why some growth makes a business more valuable and some makes it less.

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How working capital quietly destroys cash flow

Debtors, stock and supplier terms: the cash drain that rarely shows on the income statement.

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Is your business ready to be sold?

The questions to answer honestly before speaking to a buyer.

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What AI readiness means for an established business

Why data, process and governance come before tools.

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