Designers don’t look at a blank wall and feel restricted. They see a palette, shapes, and textures that inspire what comes next.
That’s exactly what your numbers can do for your business.
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Landing a new project feels like a win. It’s validation. Another client through the door. Another invoice raised.
But here’s the truth: not all wins are equal.
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When do you actually feel financially secure as a creative business owner?
Your agency might never struggle to pay its bills or taxes. Payroll might always run on time. There may even be a healthy-looking balance sitting in the bank.
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Most creative agencies don’t realise they’re overpaying tax.
Not because they’re doing anything wrong — but because they’ve never had the right conversation.
What happens when your system is really just spreadsheets that don’t make sense.
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Most creative founders I meet think they’re behind.
Behind on profits. Behind on pricing. Behind on where they should be by now.
Creative freedom means nothing if you’re constantly stressed. Learn how clarity and control over your finances can give you the space to grow — without burnout.
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Most creative businesses don’t fail overnight.
They drift.
They get busier. Revenue goes up.
But so does stress.
You can take time off without wrecking your cashflow.
You just need a system that prepares your numbers in advance — not after the damage is done.
Struggling to stick to your business budget? Learn the real reasons creative agency budgets fail — and how to build one that works for your brain and your goals.
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Creative business owners: Find out why paying private school fees through your company could cost you more in tax — and what to do instead
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If you’re running a creative business, chances are you’ve been told to “charge what you’re worth.” But what does that really mean when tools like AI are speeding up your process—and clients are asking more questions about value?
Read MoreIs your finance function fit for purpose? Do you get all the information that you need to make informed decisions about your company? Do you have access to forecasts so you can see where your business will be in the next few months and what will be paid in taxes?
Read MoreA business advisor is someone that you can engage to work with you and your company when you are looking to grow and make your company more efficient. They will work through with you a series of improvements that you need to make that will move your business forward.
Read MoreAre you looking to grow your business? You need to look at the key numbers in your accounts to help you and to monitor your progress.
Read MoreAre you doing work that you are simply not getting paid for? Work that continually gets added to by your customers that you do and don’t invoice? Or when you do invoice them you struggle to get paid? The customer either objects and thinks it should be done for free or that you staff don’t realise it is work that you need to charge more for?
Read MoreAre you struggling to get your invoices paid? Are you sitting on a pile of unpaid invoices that is damaging your business? Do you see the money that you are owed not getting paid and is that affecting your ability to pay wages for you staff and to be able to grow your business?
Read MoreAre you doing work that you are simply not getting paid for? Work that continually gets added to by your customers that you do and don’t invoice? Or when you do invoice them you struggle to get paid? The customer either objects and thinks it should be done for free or that you staff don’t realise it is work that you need to charge more for?
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A director’s loan account is an account that deals with transactions between a director and their company. What this means is that if the director pays an expense on behalf of their company, the company owes them this money. The reverse can also happen, if the company pays an expense on behalf of the director they then owe the company this money.
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Do you struggle to understand the money that is coming from your bank account each week? Do you hide behind the sofa when you check and see that you don’t understand how your bank balance can be that amount? It doesn’t make sense!
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