Tag: #businessplanning

The “Glass Box” Business: Why Transparency (and ESG) is Your New Valuation Multiplier

by richardspilsbury

In 2025, raising equity is no longer just about the “Hockey Stick” growth chart. It is about transparency. Investors—whether VCs or Angels—are demanding a level of data integrity and ESG compliance that most Series A companies simply don’t have. Richard Spilsbury discusses this shift with Marina Traversari. Having moved from scaling Spherics (a carbon accounting … Continue reading The “Glass Box” Business: Why Transparency (and ESG) is Your New Valuation Multiplier

How financial modelling can help improve business decision-making

by hayleyfray

Financial models are powerful tools used for a variety of purposes to assess forward looking financial information to overcome limitations of relying only historic information Some of the best uses for financial models are: We support clients build financial models for a range of business requirements, from simple forecasts to developed models to support decision-making. … Continue reading How financial modelling can help improve business decision-making

Six common mistakes in financial modelling

by hayleyfray

Six common mistakes people often make when performing financial modelling: We support clients build financial models for a range of business requirements, from simple forecasts to developed models to support decision-making like investment appraisal, funding needs, working capital management. If you want to know more, contact us.

Six tips to help you create strong financial models

by hayleyfray

If you’ve planned your financial model and started to build it  We support clients build financial models for a range of business requirements, from simple forecasts to developed models to support decision-making like investment appraisal, funding needs, working capital management. If you want to expect more from your board and professional advisors, contact us.

Financial modelling: Don’t start yet

by hayleyfray

“Start in haste and repent at leisure” may be a twist on an old saying, but it’s never been more true when applied to financial modelling. Before starting it’s worth reflection on six key planning considerations: We support clients build financial models for a range of business requirements, from simple forecasts to developed models to … Continue reading Financial modelling: Don’t start yet

Thinking about Build and Buy?

by hayleyfray

Build and buy strategies are where a business acquires other businesses, very often to help increase value ahead of an exit. They are not uncommon for private equity or companies trading on a public exchange and can also work for smaller businesses but are less common.  Build and buy strategies can be an attractive way … Continue reading Thinking about Build and Buy?

Five behaviours to promote innovation

by hayleyfray

The benefits of creating an innovative culture in the business context are recurring themes for fast growing companies in that it promotes; Despite its importance, according to a McKinsey Survey, 95% of executives are dissatisfied with the innovation performance in their business.  At a high level, the positive behaviours to encourage innovation are just not … Continue reading Five behaviours to promote innovation

Unleash Your Sales Potential: Overcoming Growth Hurdles in Scale-Up Businesses

by hayleyfray

If you are a scale up business, you know there is some market fit and you will have felt at times that “sales is working”, so it can be very frustrating when sales growth stalls. The Scale up Institute states that the “markets gap” is one of the key barriers to further growth, their focus … Continue reading Unleash Your Sales Potential: Overcoming Growth Hurdles in Scale-Up Businesses

Talent and productivity gap: Solving the challenges for scale up businesses

by hayleyfray

If you are a scale up business, you know the challenges of aligning the development of talent and productivity. The Scale Up Institute lists access to talent as one of the key “significant pain points and barriers to scale further”. To resolve the issue they focus on the education system in lobbying the Government.  Without … Continue reading Talent and productivity gap: Solving the challenges for scale up businesses

Access to Finance Challenges for Scale up Businesses

by hayleyfray

If you are a scale up business, you will already be familiar with the challenge of growing with limited financial resources. Our article ‘Considerations for Scale-ups when raising funds’ outlines some of the common solutions in addition to fundraising support we provide clients. Do you lack financing to sufficiently scale? The Scale Up Institute notes … Continue reading Access to Finance Challenges for Scale up Businesses