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8 things to check at every month-end close
It’s the end of the month, and there’s a card payment in your account from a name you don’t recognise. You’re fairly sure it’s printer ink. Unless it’s that software you meant to cancel... Read more
Can your company trade under another name?
Your company can be registered under one name and known by customers under another. Lots of UK businesses work like this, and it’s completely legal. Maybe the registered name was picked in a rush... Read more
Break-Even Point: Calculation & Example
A busy month can easily feel like a profitable one. Orders keep coming in, payments go in and out, and you often only see how the month went once it’s over. Your break-even point gives you a target... Read more
Your card number, digit by digit
Your card number follows a pattern. The first digit gives away the network, the last one checks your typing, and the ones in between lead back to you. The first digit: the network. A 4 is Visa, a 5... Read more
How to Send a Professional Invoice From Your Phone
The work is done, the client is happy, and the invoice is still sitting on your to-do list. If you and your client haven’t agreed on a payment date, they have 30 days to pay from when they get your... Read more
Which Merchant Category Code Does Your Business Need?
Look at your last card statement and you’ll see lunch filed under restaurants and a train ticket under travel. Those labels come from a four-digit merchant category code (MCC) that every... Read more
