Female-led businesses have much poorer access to business funding than their male counterparts. In fact, in 2024, only 2% of global venture capital funding went to female-only founding teams, according to research by the Founders Forum Group. The World Economic Forum...
For your business to make money, you need to generate revenue. You produce revenue through your usual business activity, by making sales, getting your invoices paid, or taking cash from paying customers. So, the better you are at selling your products/services and...
Projecting your cashflow pipeline forwards is vital. To be able to navigate the future path of your cashflow, you need to start forecasting – so you can map out your financial position over the coming months and can take the appropriate action to safeguard your cash...
There are certain items of equipment, machinery and hardware that are essential to the operation of your business – whether it’s the delivery van you use to run your home-delivery food service, or the high-end digital printer to run your print business. But when a...
Overview: The End of the $800 De Minimis Threshold For nearly a decade, UK small businesses enjoyed a simplified process when shipping low-value goods to the United States. Orders under $800 (about £590) could enter the US duty-free with minimal customs formalities....
Whatever stage you’re at in the business journey, having an injection of additional working capital is always welcome. Being able to borrow money and take on managed debt in the business is what allows you to fund the next stage in your growth. But how does your...
