Episodes
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Negotiate your contract price at acceptable profit margins
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
More than half of the USA SMEs experienced late payments from large companies which significantly impacted their business, delayed hiring, and reduced their ability to recover from the pandemic. Late payments are a persistent dilemma for small businesses which affects their ability to maintain a steady cash flow and invest for the future. With about 31.7 million small business firms operating in the United States, accounting for 44% of US economic activity, what should these firms do to get paid on time? RIABU’s Simon Littlewood and Mark Laudi have some ideas. Read more about this topic here.
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Customer intimacy is about nurturing relationships at all levels
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Around half of Australia’s big businesses are failing to pay small business suppliers on time. Despite ongoing efforts to reverse the tide, three reports - late payments, transactions, and a survey - show Australian SMEs are just treading water to survive, and with banks tightening their lending and government handouts having disappeared, the risk of survival has increased. What can SMEs do to get paid on time? RIABU’s Simon Littlewood and Mark Laudi offer some ideas. Read more about this topic here.
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
The important link between environmental sustainability and cash flow
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Greenhouse gas is an issue for the whole world and large or small companies have an important role to play in reducing it, but until SMEs bring their cash flows in order, it may be difficult for them to make any meaningful contribution. RIABU’s Simon Littlewood and Mark Laudi have some ideas. Read more about this topic here.
Friday Apr 23, 2021
Friday Apr 23, 2021
Local brand platform Naiise has closed its physical stores, and its owner Dennis Tay said he is filing for personal bankruptcy.
Its vendors, who have sold their goods to him on consignment, are demanding that he pay them.
What should a small business owner do to make sure their consignment deal does not go awry?
RIABU’s Simon Littlewood and Mark Laudi talk about the importance of working capital and what an SME owner can watch out for in dealing with a consignment vendor.
Meantime, we are counting down the days to the launch of our book, "Let The Cash Flow".
"Let The Cash Flow" is published by Marshall Cavendish and is available in bookstores, on Amazon and other online channels in April.