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Gibsons Director - Paul Dignam

Raising Capital for Small Business

Most entrepreneurs and small business owners have a need at some stage to raise capital in order to realize an idea or expand their current operations. The first port of call is normally the traditional source of finance – the bank.

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Gibsons Director - Paul Dignam

Managing Your Cashflow

The most critical issue for almost every business and often the one that does not get the attention that it deserves is managing cashflow. There are many stories of profitable businesses that have gone to the wall because they have run out of cash. Here are a few ideas to help with cashflow management: read more »

Gibsons Director - Paul Dignam

Planning Your Way To Success

Why plan at all?

Almost anything that we do will be more successful if we have thought about the outcome that we want to achieve before we start. The old axiom that any road will do if we don’t know where we are going is true. However, if we do know where we would like to go, it is best to have an idea about which road to take. Assuming that one of your goals is to be successful, it would make sense to choose a road that will lead to success.

What is involved?

Any planning process has 3 elements to it read more »