Simon Manawaiti Simon Manawaiti

Just Starting Out? See this.

There are a lot of considerations when beginning your new venture, as accountants it’s important we make the finance considerations as seamless as possible.  We’ve put together a few notes to help you get going, knowing that things like accounting and tax are taken care of.

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Simon Manawaiti Simon Manawaiti

How to forecast for your business.

You know you need a forecast for this year, but don't know how to go about it?  

Forecasts come in many shapes and sizes, on spreadsheets, cloud apps or back of napkins.  All either fit into either a "top down" or "bottom up" method of forecasting.

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Simon Manawaiti Simon Manawaiti

Is a Forecast, a Target?

It’s the coming up to the start of the financial year, and we know what that means.  Strategic Planning! Bonus Planning!  Goals and Objectives!  From a financial point of view in planning we can mix up the terms Forecast, Budget and Targets.  Each has an important role to play in business organisations.

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