Tag Archives: Finance

What's your daily KPI?

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Martin Bown

As my clients will tell you, I’m constantly talking about the advantages of producing regular financial information to help their businesses achieve success.  I put little, if any, value at all on annual information such as statutory accounts. So I … Continue reading →

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Cash collection – don't forget the basics

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Martin Bown

Many years ago I was being interviewed by a finance director for a role within his team.  Actually the role was to work closely with him, and set up & manage projects on his behalf. Towards the end of a … Continue reading →

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Look for the lemons….

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Martin Bown

UPDATE: Reading Robert Peston’s blog today, and the findings by Sir Philip Green on the inadequate controls in the UK government, I thought it would be worth revisiting the blog I wrote last year about cost control at Southwest Airlines. … Continue reading →

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