Important changes for cardholders
Increased control over card transactions Even in that year, it became known about the amendments to the 115th law. Now banks are required to report to Rosfinmonitoring on the following…

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Types of cash flows: operating, investment, financial
You count the money at the end of the month and see that the expenses are more than the income, which means that it has gone into negative territory. I…

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7 financial risks in business that can be worth millions
There are always risks in business, and there are many of them. Some cannot be influenced, for example, if the summer in the region turned out to be dry, agribusiness…

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The first rule of building a group of companies without signs of artificial fragmentation
Let's remember what we know about business processes? They have a beginning and an end, that is, they have boundaries in time. There is an “exit”, to which a unique…

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Exchange-traded bonds for medium-sized businesses
It is no secret that in recent years there has been an interest of individuals in investing, the number of open investment accounts is growing, and the state is supporting…

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Most Effective Methods

Three main rules
First of all, let’s look at three rules that you need to keep in mind when looking for the right channel to promote your business.

The cost of acquiring a customer must be recouped
Investments may not pay off from the first transaction, but the average cost of attraction should be less than the funds that one paying client brings you for the entire period of interaction with your product (product, work, service). Continue reading

Mistakes and risks of financing in the group of companies

You may already be familiar with our analytics on allegations of artificial business splitting, which covered all tax arbitration disputes in the context of “business splitting” in a complete manner. In 2017-2019 (we are ending 2020), there were about 350 cases that went through three instances in court.

The analysis gave us the basis to identify 30 signs of artificial fragmentation of the business, which we were able to rank according to the degree of their “killer”. You can find all the analytics on this issue in the corresponding Guide. Continue reading

Operating leverage: what happens to profit margins if revenues fall. And if it grows up?

Usually business owners are interested in two interrelated indicators: revenue and profit. Revenue shows how much the company earned, and profit shows how much is left after deducting expenses.

Most likely, if the revenue is higher, then the profit will increase. On the contrary, it also works: if the revenue falls, then the same will happen with the profit. And everything would be very simple if there was a direct relationship between the indicators. But no: the revenue may sink just a little, and this will lead to large losses. Continue reading

Preferential loans for legal entities and individual entrepreneurs
The state provides loans to businesses for resuming operations and for expenses related to the borrower's business activities. The funds issued are not earmarked; they can be used not only…

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When you can't do without an agency agreement
We have repeatedly talked about the pros and cons of an agency agreement (see, for example, here), pointing out the need for a deliberate approach to the use of the…

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Types of cash flows: operating, investment, financial
You count the money at the end of the month and see that the expenses are more than the income, which means that it has gone into negative territory. I…

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