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Margin vs Markup (UK Services): Pricing Formulas, VAT & Discounts Plain-English pricing guide for UK service SMEs: margin vs markup, target-based pricing, discount maths, VAT on discounts, and a rate-card playbook.

How to Run 7-Day Management Accounts When Invoices Are Late Struggling to close month-end in seven working days because suppliers invoice late? Learn the upload-as-you-go, expected invoices and materiality system we use with UK service SMEs.

Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC): the plain-English guide for UK service SMEs Learn CCC in plain English. Measure DSO/DIO/DPO, map Order-to-Cash, and use five quick plays to shorten your cycle and unlock cash.

Accounts Receivable & Credit Control (UK) Terms, Deposits, Chasing Rhythm

You’re profitable on paper, yet the bank asks for EBITDA, DSCR and a covenant pack. Which number are they really judging, and how do you present your figures so you don’t undersell your business? If you’ve searched “EBITDA UK small business”, this guide explains what lenders actually look at, in plain English, with a worked…

Monthly vs Quarterly Bookkeeping (UK): Cashflow & Risk UK guide to monthly vs quarterly bookkeeping: cashflow, VAT risk, MTD rules, and worked scenarios. See when monthly wins and how to avoid penalties and surprises.

Hidden Bookkeeping Fees (UK): What Providers Rarely Include

Outsourced Finance Team (Virtual Finance Office, UK): What You Get & When It Beats Hiring Plain-English guide to the UK outsourced finance team / Virtual Finance Office: what’s included, how it compares to hiring, what you get each month, and the questions to ask. Links to who-does-what roles and UK bookkeeping cost guidance.

Bookkeeper vs Accountant vs Finance Manager (UK): Who Does What, When Plain-English guide to who does what in your finance team. See when to add a finance manager or virtual FD, how a Virtual Finance Office compares to hiring, and how to keep reports within seven working days.