C Suite and Market Stalls
Following on from the previous post around Management Dashboards and Leading Indicators where I stated that I’d like to see a self-made...
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Ian Mansell
- Oct 4
- 2 min
Management Dashboards and Leading Indicators
In my career one thing that always occurred to me is the limited and timely reporting of information in conformance to expectations, or...
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Ian Mansell
- Sep 30
- 4 min
Small Business Valuation Methods – Review
Below we’ll review the main methods of small business valuation and conclude with some personal observations and approach that appears...
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Ian Mansell
- Sep 22
- 6 min
Speciality Coffee Cart / Store start up
So, you’d like to be the next Starbucks or Costa Coffee? Let’s begin… You can get started in this business for relatively low set up...
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Ian Mansell
- Aug 15
- 4 min
Small Business Accounting & Record keeping
Small Business Accounting & Record keeping Small businesses keep financial records for two main reasons, firstly is for tax compliance...
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Ian Mansell
- Aug 14
- 5 min
Small Business Strategy | Margin | Pricing
Small Business Strategy – Margin - Pricing Perhaps one of the most striking deficits in many business owners minds, is the lack of...
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Ian Mansell
- Aug 6
- 7 min
Small business growth issues
Startup issues According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics approximately 20% of small businesses cease by the end of their first year,...
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Ian Mansell
- Jul 28
- 1 min
Cash Basis vs Accrual Basis Accounting NZ
Cash Basis vs Accrual Basis Accounting NZ For ordinary sole traders and partnerships there is effectively no provision to file cash based...
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Ian Mansell
- Jul 27
- 4 min
Cash Basis versus Accrual Basis Accounting - UK
Cash based accounting / record keeping is an allowance to make it easier for small businesses to maintain their business accounts. It is...
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Ian Mansell
- Jul 24
- 13 min
Small Business Purchase - Due Diligence
Small Business Purchase – Due Diligence After having an offer to purchase accepted, then the next phase of process begins, which is Due...
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Ian Mansell
- Jul 9
- 8 min
Small Business Financial Statements - Analysis
This analysis is taken from the perspective a buyers due diligence on a small business acquisition. It is by no means exhaustive (simply...
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Ian Mansell
- Jul 8
- 1 min
Small Business Valuation - Worked Example
Here is a generic set of Income Statements and assume in this case the seller wants $599,000 for the business. Assess how you think they...
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Ian Mansell
- Jul 7
- 6 min
Small Business Valuation – Methods | Approach | Techniques
Valuation Basics & Factors Small businesses are valued for numerous reasons such as; purchases/sales, legal, matrimonial, estate, trusts...
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Ian Mansell
- Jun 28
- 5 min
Small business valuation
Determining the value of a small business Whether buying or selling a business it is prudent to have a clear basis as to its valuation....
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Ian Mansell
- Jun 25
- 4 min
Terminology – Business terms | Acronyms
Bear Market When the market continues a losing streak of decreasing stock values. Generally, this is considered as occurring when the...
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Ian Mansell
- Jun 17
- 14 min
Small Business - Questions | Problems | Mistakes
The following points are designed to prompt you to consider your business or idea from a multitude of perspectives. Business ability is...
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