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A successful business owner must know and understand the finances for the enterprise to run efficiently and grow exponentially. Availability of updated and accurate financial records forms the basis for rational decision-making for the business.

I have been lucky to master record-keeping and its importance in directing business operations from running my chain of bookshops, Archway Books located across Northern England. At work, I freed a few minutes every day to cash up, calculate and record totals for various performance indicators on a spreadsheet. Simplistic as it may seem, I realised many benefits to my expansion path; I always knew how revenues were racking up in all of my stores.

Additionally, I could use these financial records from Bould Bookkeeping to compare my business’s performance from one week, month or year to another, helping project future sales. Understanding your business’s financial numbers is the first step in expansion plans, addressing the loss of funds and boosting revenues.

For instance, late payments are one of the main hindrances to exponential growth for most business organisations. I relied on my records to ensure prompt payment of invoices and tracking down pending payments for sales in my book business. Additionally, financial records helped …

Choosing to set up a new business is not easy even when everything is going well, and in difficult times, it can seem impossible. But, despite the challenges of recent years – especially due to the occurrence of Brexit in 2019, followed by the economic devastation caused by Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020 – it’s been a few rough years for aspiring entrepreneurs in Hampshire.

It may be difficult to comprehend, but the numbers speak for themselves. In 2019, more than 15,000 new businesses were registered in the UK, which was a 6.5% increase from 2018; and in 2020, entrepreneurs set a new record by registering 15,534 new businesses, which was a 2.4% increase from the previous year. A closer look at these numbers reveals that Southampton had the highest number of new companies formed with 2,180, second place went to Portsmouth with 1,845 and East Hampshire followed closely with 1,814. This shows the resilience and strength of the county’s economy. With an estimated output of about £50 billion,
Hampshire is the largest sub-regional economy in the South East thereby contributing immensely to the country’s economy.

If you’re considering opening a new business in Hampshire, there are plenty of valuable resources …

Many people start the realization of their CV without even having taken the time to take a step back on their professional project. They do not even take the time to know how to make a quality CV. Be careful, haste is often not synonymous with success. Creating a curriculum vitae requires some thought about yourself, who you are and what you are looking for. Making a resume takes time. It should be clear and catch the recruiter’s attention.

What is a Good CV?

When you ask yourself the question of how to write a winning cv, it is first of all important to understand what the CV is. It is a document that presents the main stages of your professional and personal life. It is made up of different parts like Personal information (contact details), skills, work experience, education, and interests.

A good CV should reflect your personality and catch the recruiter’s attention. You should know that a recruiter spends about 5 to 15 seconds on each CV before making a first selection. You must therefore manage to convince him within this period of time in order to hope to be summoned to the famous interview. Your Curriculum …