Leadership

Mergers vs Acquisitions: What’s the Best Option For Your Business?

Mergers vs acquisitions: What's the best option for your business? Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) increase during times of rapid economic growth. In 2021, the value of global M&A deals amounted to nearly six trillion U.S. dollars. They are powerful mechanisms that businesses implement to help increase customer reach, mitigate cost issues, and boost shareholder value. [...]

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How to Manage Cashflow Through Periods of High Growth

How to manage cashflow through periods of high growth Your company is growing. Fast growth means higher sales volumes, greater awareness of your brand, and more cash in the bank, right? Well, not necessarily. Unfortunately, when your company experiences high growth, it can seriously affect its cash flow. Significant monetary risks can cause a desperate [...]

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How To Hold Meaningful Board Meetings

How to hold meaningful board meetings It doesn’t matter if you manage a relatively young company, or you’ve been in business for decades – board meetings can prove to be extremely valuable in the strategic development of your organisation. Regular board discussions will do more for your directors than allow them to chew the fat [...]

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New Year, New Systems: Why It Could Be Time to Overhaul The Way You Work

New year, new systems: why it could be time to overhaul the way you work Happy New Year to all our readers! As you’re well aware, it’s important to get your ducks in a row at the start of the financial year – but it’s crucial to reassess and re-evaluate core aspects of your business [...]

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How to Reduce Your Corporation Tax Bill: Part Two

How to reduce your corporation tax bill: part two In our previous post, we discussed common ways that UK businesses can reduce their tax liabilities over the course of their financial year. But there are plenty of other options for companies that want to employ more creative tactics. Here’s our pick of some of the [...]

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How to Reduce Your Corporation Tax Bill: Part One

How to reduce your corporation tax bill: part one As business owners, we all need to pay our way. This includes setting aside 19% of our yearly profits towards our corporation tax bills. But with the headline rate of corporation tax set to rise to 25% from April 2023, more of us are now reviewing [...]

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How to Scale Up Your Business Effectively and Sustainably

How to scale up your business effectively and sustainably As we discovered in our previous article, there are various means of expanding a company. Whichever model you choose, you will need to ensure you take a careful and measured approach to scaling up your venture. After all, it’s one thing to expand quickly, and it’s another [...]

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The Top 4 Business Growth Strategies

The top 4 business growth strategies If you know that expansion is on the horizon, but you’re not sure exactly which of the common growth strategies will best suit the forward direction of your business, we can help. When assessing your requirements and opportunities, the team here at Dartcell will often use the principles of [...]

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Are You Ready to Exit Your Business?

Are you ready to exit your business? Leaving a company behind is never easy. Whether you have been planning your exit for a while, or you’re keen to opt out due to unforeseen circumstances, quitting a business that you have worked so hard to build can be daunting – not to mention fraught with logistical [...]

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What to Consider When Acquiring a New Business

What to consider when acquiring a new business If you’re thinking of purchasing a new company to add to your portfolio, it can be difficult to know where to start. At Dartcell, we’ve been instrumental in countless company mergers and acquisitions (M&As) over the years. Our outsourced finance directors can support the M&A process by: [...]

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