Alan Sawyers

Insights Part One: Profit, Margin and Markup?

Insights Part One: Profit, Margin and Markup?

I'm sure you'll have heard someone say "cash is king". Well, the full saying goes "turnover is vanity, profit is sanity, cash is king". What this means, in a nutshell, is that it doesn't matter how much money you turn over in business, if there's no profit then...

It all started in a cupboard… my MINT journey

It all started in a cupboard… my MINT journey

As I sit here on the first day of a new month, the only day of the month I do my finances, I take time out to reflect on the growth and journey of my business(es). 1st October 2021 This will be the first full month of being in a brand new unit, having spent most of...

Is Facebook targeted advertising going away?

Is Facebook targeted advertising going away?

With the launch of Apple's iOS 14.5 operating system in April, digital privacy - and with it online advertising - changed forever. The newest versions of the operating system now allow users to opt out of various tracking and monitoring within apps. And part of this...