Feeling the Squeeze - How to Manage and Measure Your Gross Profit Margin

Measuring performance is essential if you want to grow your business, and profit margin is one of the most effective ways to gauge success. In this post, we’ll look at how gross profit margin can be used to improve your efficiency and increase your ...

It sounds like an easy question to answer: Who are your most profitable customers? But when it comes down to it, many business owners struggle to provide a definitive answer to this question. After all, customers are not always equally profitable. Some ...

When you’re trying to plan and save for the future, it can seem counterintuitive to spend some of your hard-earned money on financial advice. After all, when you look at how much more you need to save to reach your goals, you may feel that every dollar ...

Some of the most innovative and forward-thinking businesses in Australia are SMEs. With their ability to quickly adapt to technology and to scale up or down, smaller businesses often have advantages over larger, more cumbersome businesses. Maybe that’s ...

11 October 2018 (Forbes) - “Market Volatility is Surging” 25 October 2018 (The Guardian) - “Asia Pacific Shares Plunge Into Bear Territory Amid Fears Over Global Economy” 27 November 2018 (Business Insider Australia) - “The Australian Dollar Is Volatile ...

If you want to remove the wall between your kitchen and your living room, you’ll probably hire a professional to ensure you’re not taking out any load-bearing beams. Why? Because one mistake could compromise the structural integrity of your home, leaving ...

What happens when you don’t feed your body? You slow down, have trouble concentrating and can’t function normally. What happens when you don’t have the cash to feed your business? When you stop and think about it, cash is the food that nourishes your ...

Having extra money left in your bank account each month may be a sign that you can invest more for your retirement, and that’s great news! Perhaps you’ve accumulated a surplus cash flow with careful budgeting and planning. Maybe you’re earning more than ...

From stocks and bonds to real estate and business ventures, there are so many paths you could take as you invest for the future and build your wealth. By most estimates, there are over 630,000 companies in the world with publicly traded stock. This ...