business owners

5 Critical Financial Business Metrics

Here are 5 metrics that offer deep insights as business owners consider important decisions.

benchmarks

What to measure and why

It's critical to monitor business performance. Here's how to choose the right KPIs for your business.

Audit

Staying on Top of Important Business Trends

We recommend that business owners conduct a periodic ‘self-audit’ to track performance in five important areas.

Chief financial officer

Engaging a Virtual or Fractional CFO

Outsourcing your financial function — what to look for in an outsourced CFO.

accountability

KPIs important management tools

Need to update or develop KPIs for your business? See how to use KPIs as important business management tools.

cash flow

Financial Reporting

The quality and relevance of financial reporting influences a manager’s attitude to financial matters. Having a good understanding and good representation of the numbers helps improve decision making and boost business performance.

accountability

3 drivers of strategy

Our article explains the 3 core elements that drive strategy and how you can get them into your business.

culture

Better team engagement

As team engagement continues to grow and challenge managers, mastering the concept of it has become more and more of a primary focus within the business industry. Learn and understand these eight pointers to effectively improve your team engagement.

customer experience

14 Key Performance Indicators that matter

Knowing where to focus your attention when it comes to evaluating your business performance can make you more effective and make the best use of your time.

Growth

50% of marketing spend is wasted, but which 50%

Measuring ROI is critically important as you consider your marketing spend. Do you know which marketing activities work, and which don’t?

budget

Successful ventures don’t operate in the dark

Spotlight Reporting is Xero's most popular advanced reporting software add-on, providing another level of insight that all business owners who aspire to success should embrace.  Here at Alliott NZ, we also exist to help our clients to succeed.

Auckland

Alliotts speak with Grant Millar from Auckland's Precision Construction Limited

Proudly living up to their motto Do it right the first time, ‘precision’ is not a term that was chosen lightly when Grant Millar’s business was first formed. He not only founded PCL 35 years ago, but has remained hands on and involved throughout all stages of his business. Where many start-ups fail after the first few years, Grant made sure his business was robust with dynamic systems and procedures to support it. Having built an enviable track record in residential and light commercial construction for a broad spectrum of clients, Grant continues to work with Alliott NZ for professional advice covering all aspects of PCL.