Insights

Are you going to work differently?

It is likely that, in the next few days, we will see an easing of the current full-scale lockdown with the Government trying to balance re-starting the economy with protecting us all.

Like most business...

What's your plan

The lockdown, which was imposed as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak, and the subsequent gradual easing has been devastating to many companies, particularly those in the traditional retail, travel and...

Beware of the enemy within!

Small and medium sized businesses are particularly vulnerable to fraud as it is difficult to achieve good segregation of duties within a small team. They can also often have a “family” or “team”...

How resilient is your business?

In these challenging times it is important that business leaders understand how many months they can survive with the cash/debt facilities they have. Many businesses are suffering very low sales, particularly...

What a Finance Director can add to a leadership team?

At Avonglen we work with many businesses that benefit from professional accountancy services and we are proud to work alongside and collaborate with many of these excellent firms. It’s clear to us that...

Do you make a profit on every product or service you sell?

If not, is this deliberate (such as a loss-leader strategy) or accidental? Or do you have no idea but just hope that generally it all works out sort of ok?

In business we need to do more of what is...