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Category: <span>Optimisation</span>

Are you drowning in the Big Data Tsunami?

July 3, 2012 jbdcolley

  I spent a very stimulating day at the Computing Magazine Big Data Summit and my thanks to them for laying…

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Posted in: Optimisation Filed under: Big Data

6MS Episode 42 Why Profit does not equal Cash

April 25, 2012 jbdcolley

Listen to my latest phonecast

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Posted in: Optimisation, Podcasts

Do you seek a Harbour in a Storm?

March 21, 2012 jbdcolley

  I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon yesterday (Thursday March 15th 2012) with Jeremy Harbour at a seminar…

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Posted in: Optimisation

Why do Profits NOT equal Cash – The Video!

February 9, 2012 jbdcolley

  I recently posted on the subject of Profits and Cash – and the fact that one does not equal…

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Why don’t Profits equal Cash?

February 8, 2012 jbdcolley

  One of the first things Accountants learn is that Profit is not Cash.  I am not an Accountant and neither…

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Posted in: Optimisation Filed under: Cash Flow

6MS 36 Questions to Ask your Small Company Bank Manager

January 17, 2012 jbdcolley

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So, What CAN you DO about Cash Flow?

October 24, 2011 jbdcolley

  Further to my recent post about cash flow, my client asked me what their company could do if they…

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Posted in: Optimisation Filed under: Business Development, Cash Flow

How Do you Account for Cash?

October 17, 2011 jbdcolley

I have been doing some advisory work for a client and the subject got on to the importance of cash…

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Posted in: Optimisation Filed under: Business Development, Cash Flow

Why is the Business Life Cycle Important?

April 28, 2011 jbdcolley

Why is the business lifecycle important? On my blog site I have focused on six specific stages in the business…

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Posted in: Optimisation Filed under: Business Development, Corporate Strategy
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