Connect with Cashflow management of Blue Dot Consulting Limited for small business support on Enterprise Nation

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Cashflow management, Blue Dot Consulting Limited | Enterprise Nation

We are Chartered Accountants based in South West London specialising in owner-managed businesses in the SME world.

What sets us apart from other accountants we've come across is that all of our people have worked in finance roles in companies before joining us and so our level and range of practical accounting and financial experience is second to none.

So if you want accounting advice from people who have worked in companies like yours - give us a ring!

We also have lots of practical, useful help on our blog:

www.bluedotconsulting.co.uk/blog

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Michael Austin

020 7125 0270 | @diaryofanomb

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A business with a healthy and well-managed cashflow can:

* Reward its owners, managers and staff
* Invest in new products, markets, training and development
* Concentrate on growth

And it’s just a nicer place to work because one massive stress is taken out of the equation.

We help business build simple and effective cashflow models and show them the levers to pull to improve cashflow.

Please get in touch if you think we can help you.

A business with a healthy and well-managed cashflow can:

* Reward its owners, managers and staff
* Invest in new products, markets, training and developme...

I&apos;m a <a href=&apos;https://danmartinuk.com/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>freelance journalist and event host</a> who helps small businesses and the organisations that support them. I&apos;m also Enterprise Nation&apos;s news reporter and Bristol Local Leader.
I have 20 years of experience as a small business journalist having interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs from famous names like Sir Richard Branson and Deborah Meaden to the founders behind brand new start-ups.
I&apos;ve worked for a range of leading small business publications and support groups, most recently as head of content at Enterprise Nation where I was responsible for the prolific output of content on the company&apos;s blog and social media. I now freelance for Enterprise Nation as the website&apos;s <a href=&apos;https://www.enterprisenation.com/business-news&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>news reporter</a> and as the host of the <a href=&apos;https://www.enterprisenation.com/podcast&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Small Business sessions podcast</a>.
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I founded <a href=&apos;https://bluedotconsulting.co.uk/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Blue Dot Consulting Limited</a>, Chartered Accountants, in 2001.
We&apos;re based at Putney Bridge, in London, and we work primarily with owner-managed business from those starting up through to multi-million turnover companies.
As businesses grow, their financial management evolves and we have an overview what businesses of different sizes might need to be dealing with:
<ul>
<li><a href=&apos;https://bluedotconsulting.co.uk/what-size-is-your-business/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Starting up to £100k sales</a></li>
<li><a href=&apos;https://bluedotconsulting.co.uk/what-size-is-your-business-2/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>£100k - £500k</a></li>
<li><a href=&apos;https://bluedotconsulting.co.uk/what-size-is-your-business-3/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>£500k to +£1m</a></li>
<li><a href=&apos;https://bluedotconsulting.co.uk/what-size-is-your-business-4/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>+£2m</a></li>
</ul>

If you&apos;re running a business then concentrate on good, solid bookkeeping, profitability and cashflow.
Within the context of Enterprise Nation, I am keen to help business owners with all of the above and any financial management, bookkeeping, accounting issues that come to mind.
Reach out and let&apos;s see if I can help.
Finally, you might find something useful in <a href=&apos;https://bluedotconsulting.co.uk/blog/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>the least &quot;accountanty&quot; blog</a> you&apos;ve ever seen from an accountant.

Michael

Founder and MD

Bookkeeping for business

Bookkeeping lies at the centre of every business and needs to be done consistently well. 

We help businesses get the bookkeeping they need, whether they outsource it all to us or we give their in-house team a nudge in the right direction. 

What does your business need and how can we help you?

Michael

Well known for building high-performing people, teams, and businesses, I am also the mind behind a soon-to-be-released pocket guide for Growth Principles that birthed my most recent venture, The Simple Solutions. It is a ground-breaking endeavour focused on simplifying complexities to drive unprecedented growth for organisations and their visionary owners.

Managing Director of the Simple Solutions and General Manager of a national food service company

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