Profit and growth
How to build a hiring equation for your services business
A five-number check for services firms before any hire: utilisation, revenue per FTE, gross margin, cash reserve and debtor days, and when to hire anyway.
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Profit and growth
When to hire at your architecture firm: the 5-metric hiring equation
Five numbers to check before your architecture practice hires: utilisation, revenue per FTE, gross margin, cash reserve and debtor days, with a worked example.
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Profit and growth
When to hire at your creative agency: the 5-metric hiring equation
Five numbers to check before your creative agency hires: utilisation, revenue per FTE, gross margin, cash reserve after ramp and debtor days.
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Profit and growth
When to hire at your not-for-profit: a 5-metric hiring framework
A five-metric check for not-for-profit leaders on whether a new role is funded, affordable and timed right before the offer goes out.
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Cash flow
How to build a cash flow forecast for your architecture firm
How to build a rolling 13-week cash flow forecast for an architecture practice, mapped to phase billing, fortnightly payroll and reimbursables, with a worked example.
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Cash flow
How to build a cash flow forecast for your creative agency
How to build a 13-week cash flow forecast for a creative agency around retainers, project milestones and pass-through costs, and run it weekly.
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Cash flow
How to build a cash flow forecast for your not-for-profit
How to build a 13-week cash flow forecast for a not-for-profit that separates restricted from unrestricted cash and turns the weekly review into decisions.
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Cash flow
Why profitable services businesses still run out of cash
Why profitable services firms still run short of cash, how utilisation and collection timing compound, and why a weekly 13-week cash forecast belongs alongside accrual books.
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Bookkeeping
Cash vs accrual accounting for architecture firms
Why architecture firms should run management books on accrual, where cash basis still matters, and how phase billing and WIP change what your numbers say.
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Bookkeeping
Cash vs accrual accounting for creative agencies
Why creative agencies should run their management books on accrual, where a cash forecast still matters, and how the ATO's GST and income tax rules differ.
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Bookkeeping
Cash vs accrual accounting for not-for-profits
Why accrual books suit not-for-profit management and board reporting, how AASB 15 and AASB 1058 treat grants, and where a cash view still matters.
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Bookkeeping
Cash vs accrual accounting: which is right for your services business?
Accrual books show how a services firm is really performing; a cash view drives the 13-week forecast. How to run both, and how ATO tax rules fit in.
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Guide · Bookkeeping
Common bookkeeping mistakes made by startups
Seven bookkeeping mistakes we see startups make, from mixing personal and business spending to missing lodgment deadlines, and how to avoid them.
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Guide · Reporting and insights
The financial KPIs every professional services firm needs
The financial KPIs a professional services firm should track, from gross profit and client concentration to retainer size, debtor days and salaries as a share of revenue, and how to measure each.
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