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About: Altus Business Consulting

A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the

what-ifs of life.

 

Suze Orman

Finance And Business:

 

Business is not financial science, it's about trading.. buying and selling. It's about creating a product or service so good that people will pay for it. Anita Roddick

 

Before you can really start setting financial goals, you need to determine where you stand financially. David Bach

 

In all realms of life it takes courage to stretch your limits, express your power, and fulfil your potential... It's no different in the financial realm. Suze Orman

 

Happiness is a positive cash-flow. Fred Adler

 

Waste your money and you're only out of money, but waste your time and you've lost a part of your life. Michael Leboeuf

Richard Ashmore

Richard Ashmore B.A  A.C.A.

Freelance Finance Director Services

 

Do you know where you are

and where you are going?

 

Do you:
 

 

Are you too busy fire fighting to develop your business?

 

You are not alone! Small businesses are often weighed down with issues and problems which bigger companies have a finance director to deal with such as:

 

 

I provide real, practical support and assistance to small and medium sized companies on a flexible basis, as little or as much as they need.

Giving you hands on financial and commercial experience without the cost and commitment of employing a senior finance person.

 

A trusted colleague giving straight forward advice, someone who will roll up their sleeves and get involved, talking in your language not accountant’s jargon.

 

A Chartered Accountant with 20 years commercial experience in senior finance roles in industry helping businesses succeed. Someone who understands the issues you face and together we can find solutions.

 

I work on a flexible basis, whether it is ad hoc services, one off projects or regular weekly or monthly visits. A truly cost effective way for small and medium sized businesses to access the support of a highly experienced finance professional.    

 

Call me now for a free, no obligation first session – how can I help you?

 

 

Richard Ashmore BA, ACA

07985 975308

01384 361141

Email: Richard@altusaccountingservices.co.uk

10 Hot Tips


Þ Hot Tip 1

.  FINANCIAL DECISIONS based in FEAR are
always bad decisions.

Þ Hot Tip 2

. SPENDING and INVESTING are the
opposites of each other. Cutting
SPENDING is fine, but if you ever stop
INVESTING, the game is all but over.

Þ Hot Tip 3

. Make FINANCIAL REPORTS your friend.
At least get to know the basics of what
any financial report can tell you.

Þ Hot Tip 4

. Get paid what you're WORTH and
spend or invest less than you EARN.
Stick to a BUDGET and MONITOR your
finances regularly

Þ Hot Tip 5

. Every business needs CREATIVE-FLOW
and WORK-FLOW and CASH-FLOW. And a
truly sustainable business also needs
TRUE-FLOW or INTEGRITY. The absence of
any of these will kill your business,
sooner or later, but CASH-FLOW is often
the hardest to maintain in our society.

Þ Hot Tip 6

. MONEY is a TOOL, nothing more, but you
have to know how it works and how to use
it, if you want to stay in business.

Þ Hot Tip 7

. MONETISING  your products and services
needs a mixture of  SALES, MARKETING
and FINANCIAL KNOW-HOW. You need to
be strong in all three areas to succeed.

Þ Hot Tip 8

. People who are good at MAKING MONEY
are not always as skilled at MANAGING
MONEY. Know your strengths.

Þ Hot Tip 9

. The best way to be PROFITABLE, is to run
a GENEROSITY-biased ETHICAL BUSINESS.  
This takes COURAGE, COMPASSION, real
WISDOM and an above average degree of
FINANCIAL COMPETENCE.  

Þ Hot Tip 10

. If you are SPENDING your money, you
can of course spend it on anything you
like. But when INVESTING your money, it is
always wisest to invest with INTEGRITY
and in INTEGRITY.