First, I do not do holidays! That said, I was fortunate enough to recently spend 2 weeks totally outside my comfort zone. Not in a business context – although there are a huge number of lessons to be learnt, I am sure – but on a “working” holiday with my brother in Indonesia. Now, this […]
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87. How the Tectona Way can save you money when recruiting senior staff
In an earlier article we looked at alternative approaches for getting specialist director resource into your business rather than defaulting to the traditional approach of employing a full time director – we called this “The Tectona Way”. The traditional approach A full time specialist director is right for some businesses – those of a certain […]
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86. My parting gift
After too many years in the accounting profession, I’m hanging up my boots. No more statements on Transfer Pricing, no more pleas to our Institute to drown FRED 50, no more commentaries on the property market, the pensions industry, or the ludicrous valuations of loss-making web-based business. It’s been fun, this blogging lark. A platform […]
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85. How (and Why) 1 + 1 Really Can Make 3
Thinking of taking on a full time CFO – have a look at the Tectona way. The traditional approach A full time CFO is right for some businesses – those of a certain size or complexity – but by no means all businesses. Not least because of the cost of employment – the basic salary […]
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84. Mark Nicholls on xTEN Podcast – Episode 18
Mark Nicholls, our Managing Director, was recently interviewed on the xTEN podcast with William Buist. In the interview, Mark delves into how a part-time financial director, from Tectona Partnership or otherwise, can support small businesses with their continued operations and growth. You can listen to the podcast here: Thoughts On Collaboration The podcast begins with […]
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83. On Friday 24th June we get to find out whether we have voted to be Little England or Great Britain.
If you are thinking of voting “Leave” on the 23rd June because of any one of the following 12 reasons … you might like to think again: Despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary, you think immigration is a drain on the economy. You are angry with the EU over the fisheries discard policy, but […]
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82. EU REFERENDUM
The upcoming vote to leave the EU is purely a political tool to try to heal the rift and divisions in the Tory party, made flesh by the beer-swilling Cheshire Cat, Farage. While there are parts of the Labour Party that are at best lukewarm about the institution, the idea of even considering leaving would […]
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81. If nothing else – read this (if you ever transfer money)
There are many beastly people out there trying to lever money out of your wallet and the levels of sophistication of their phishing scams can bea really eye opener. And it affects you equally as much in business as it does in your personal life. We recently learnt about a garage that got done for […]
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80. So … What is it that makes Tectona Tick??
We wanted to take this opportunity to remind you just how Tectona can help you. In short, Tectona Partnership helps businesses to sort their finances out. Or, put another way … We “get” finance Our approach is – “get the management right, and you get the finances right”. And areas we regularly roll up our […]
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79. In Manufacturing – why Waste your time Tilting at Windmills?
The UK is only just recovering from one of the longest slumps in history. Throughout the recent tough economic downturn well known brands from both manufacturing and retail industies have suffered terribly and some were lost or restructured – think Woolies, HMV (as we knew it) or the entire British steel industry. Despite the weak […]
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