Effective cash flow management can make it easier for SMEs to attract debt finance The latest Bank of England ‘Trends in Lending’ reports a decline in lending to UK businesses in the three months to May 2013; a contraction of around £4.5bn. Despite many lenders continuing to argue that demand for borrowing is somewhat muted, […]
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5. Is selling more, the best way to generate more cash?
Is “Sell More, Earn More” a false economy? When you interact with SME business owners on a regular basis it’s inevitable that many of your conversations will focus on the performance of the business; and if you are engaging with ambitious business owners, you are likely to have heard the following assertion… …“If only we […]
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4. Plan carefully when selecting a part time executive
To maximise your return, plan carefully when selecting a part time executive. Mark Nicholls is Director of Tectona Partnership, a bespoke financial advisory service that delivers increased cash flows and profitability for growth ambitious SME’s. In recent years there has been an increasing trend towards the outsourcing of back office or non-critical services. At the same […]
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3. Our website goes live!
After many months of planning and development, we are pleased to launch the new Tectona Partnership website. We welcome feedback on both the design and content. You can do this by sending us an email from the contact page or email us on info@tectonapartnership.com.
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2. Do we all need a bit of serendipity to succeed – a blog?
Business theory is all well and good, but do we all need a bit of serendipity to succeed? When you look for help to start up a business in the UK, you find a wealth of information and support from experts about marketing strategies, business plans, researching markets and trends, analysing data – a logical […]
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1. The Provenance Of Tectona
I wish to chronicle some of the interesting challenges that Mark Nicholls and I have faced in setting up a new business. Rather than use this medium to directly promote Tectona, I plan over the next few months to periodically describe some of the generic issues that new business owners face when getting started. We […]
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