Reporting is a journey as well as an obligation
Selling begins with communications and we are all in the business of selling. Each time we communicate we must put our best foot forward and assume the world will read what we write and say. One of the essential business functions is the preparation of reports. Reports normally are a substantial communication with an intention […]
Modern Boards and Advisory Boards
Why Projects RH? Some readers may ask “why does Projects RH have a view on this topic or experience in this area?” Most founders and business owners are happy with how they run “their” businesses. The need for a change in how the business is run generally comes from either the decision we need other people’s […]
Do you need a financial model as well as a budget?
What is a budget? A budget is an estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time. Generally, 1 year It is a reasonable expectation given what we know. It assumes operations at peak efficiency and are generally associated with concepts such as stretch targets. It is effectively a hard set of numbers […]
Be the first mover and get ahead of the tsunami
Now is the time to swim out ahead of the wave. The wave is a tsunami so we need paddle hard now to be out and ahead. We can expect to emerge from Covid 19 in less than four weeks. This is the time to get ready for a change in the world’s economic order […]
15 Things we need to do during Covid-19
Most of us are working from home during Covid 19 and I guess many of us are working longer than harder than normal. Our clients’ concerns mean we need to spend more time with them but we also need to do some things for ourselves. The 15 things I think we need to look at […]
Preparing for a post-Covid-19 world
Covid 19, as we call it now, emerged from the city of Wuhan in China. It emerged in December 2019 and came to prominence around the time of Chinese New Year. It has spread globally and impacted on all developed and developing economies. We need deal with it and its business impacts in a clinical […]
Financial solutions in a time of crisis
Like any good debater I’m going to define my topic as “solutions” meaning what we need to do, financial is what it is and “a time of crisis” is now. The first thing we all must do is communicate. If we are suffering or in distress no one can do anything about it unless we […]
Finance recommendations for living with Covid-19
Black Swans: Crisis → Opportunity Crises like the COVID-19 pandemic can lead to seemingly impossible financial situations -strong economies have always historically recovered— but these troubled times offer opportunities and challenges that should be confronted head-on, strategically and looking to fortify your company for the future. Here are some finance recommendations for living with Covid […]
Lessons already learned for Covid-19
At the time of writing Australia is bunkering down to deal with the inevitable impact of Covid-19. Sunday it was announced that all people entering Australia from overseas would need to go into 14 days compulsory isolation. New Zealand had earlier announced, with the exception of some Pacific Islanders that anyone returning coming from overseas […]
Power Stability in Australia
Background The Liberal / National party coalition had been in power, in Australia, since 2013. Tony Abbott’s Views on energy policy cost him his job as Prime Minister in 2015 to Malcolm Turnbull and then caused Turnbull to lose the top job to Scott Morrison in August 2018. Abbott had a very clear vision of […]