The Top Five Regrets of Dying Shortly after I took up a role as Chairman of Ty Hafan back in 2011 I was sent a link to the work of Bronnie Ware who worked as a palliative care nurse in New Zealand. Having nursed hundreds of patients in the final stages of their lives she […]
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Spreadsheet Horror Stories?
I spend a fair amount of my time (in fact rather too much of it) designing financial models and forecasts for my clients. I use bespoke modelling software and I maintain a strict control over who gets access to it – especially among the “C Suite” – In my experience it’s the Directors and senior […]
Capital Investment and Innovation
For the last 25 years I have swum in the SME pond. Mainly in manufacturing, but by no means exclusively. The one constant theme within all companies (my own and those I have advised) has been availability of, and access to cash. Availability of cash has ebbed and flowed over the years and with it we observe the […]