Welcome to Giving You More Than Numbers: CASS’s Business Support Podcast, where we turn accounting and business advice into real-world results for growing SMEs.

Theme: Optimising how you get paid quicker and automate getting your invoices out
Target Audience: Business owners managing cash flow challenges

I’m your host Paul Barnes, and today we’re talking about something close to mine and every business owner’s heart – getting paid faster and staying in control of your cash flow.

I’m joined by two fantastic guests: Paul McKay from Xero, and Louise McCabe, an accountancy firm owner. Whether you’re chasing payments or just looking to improve cash flow visibility, this episode’s for you.

Welcome to Giving You More Than Numbers: CASS’s Business Support Podcast, where we turn accounting and business advice into real-world results for growing SMEs.

Theme: Optimising how you get paid quicker and automate getting your invoices out
Target Audience: Business owners managing cash flow challenges

Getting Paid Quicker & Managing Expenses and Outgoings

• What are your top tips for reducing late payments?
• How does the “Pay Now” feature in Xero speed things up?
• What’s your advice on payment terms – and how do you help clients enforce them?
• How should small businesses manage variable vs. fixed expenses?
• What are the best tools within Xero (or app stack) to control spending?
• How does visibility of outgoing payments improve decision-making?

Welcome to Giving You More Than Numbers: CASS’s Business Support Podcast, where we turn accounting and business advice into real-world results for growing SMEs.

Theme: Optimising how you get paid quicker and automate getting your invoices out
Target Audience: Business owners managing cash flow challenges

Practical Actions

• What are the easiest wins for businesses looking to improve cash flow this quarter?
• How can app integrations with Xero (e.g. Apron, GoCardless) make a difference?
• What’s the first thing you’d advise a client to automate?
  
  

Welcome to Giving You More Than Numbers: CASS’s Business Support Podcast, where we turn accounting and business advice into real-world results for growing SMEs.

Theme: Optimising how you get paid quicker and automate getting your invoices out
Target Audience: Business owners managing cash flow challenges

Cloud Tools & Automation

• How can Xero help businesses track and improve cash flow?
• How does automation help reduce admin and speed up invoicing?
• Can you walk us through a real example where cloud accounting made a cash flow difference?

Welcome to Giving You More Than Numbers: CASS’s Business Support Podcast, where we turn accounting and business advice into real-world results for growing SMEs.

Theme: Optimising how you get paid quicker and automate getting your invoices out
Target Audience: Business owners managing cash flow challenges

1. Cash Flow Health Check

• What are the early warning signs of a cash flow problem?
  
  
• What’s your process for reviewing a client’s cash flow position?
  
  
• How often should businesses check their cash position?
  
  
  

SEASON 1 - EPISODE 3 - PART 3

Welcome to Giving You More Than Numbers, CASS's Business Support Podcast - where we transform complex business advice into practical, actionable steps for SMEs. Whether you're scaling up or taking your first steps in business, we're here to guide you towards smarter decision-making.

In this episode, we delve into making your year end accounting easy. Join Paul Barnes, Managing Director of CASS, alongside special guests Andy Horvath from Horvath Accountants and John Moore from Fruition Accountancy who share insights, tips and tricks on getting your acocunts ready for year end and being able to makle the most of really good quality data.

Get ready to discover more than just numbers - let's begin!

#BusinessAdvice #SME #CloudAccounting #KPIs #BusinessGrowth #UKBusiness #Entrepreneurship #XeroAccounting #BusinessPodcast

SEASON 1 - EPISODE 3 - PART 2

Welcome to Giving You More Than Numbers, CASS's Business Support Podcast - where we transform complex business advice into practical, actionable steps for SMEs. Whether you're scaling up or taking your first steps in business, we're here to guide you towards smarter decision-making.

In this episode, we delve into making your year end accounting easy. Join Paul Barnes, Managing Director of CASS, alongside special guests Andy Horvath from Horvath Accountants and John Moore from Fruition Accountancy who share insights, tips and tricks on getting your acocunts ready for year end and being able to makle the most of really good quality data.

Get ready to discover more than just numbers - let's begin!

#BusinessAdvice #SME #CloudAccounting #KPIs #BusinessGrowth #UKBusiness #Entrepreneurship #XeroAccounting #BusinessPodcast

SEASON 1 - EPISODE 3 - PART 1

Welcome to Giving You More Than Numbers, CASS's Business Support Podcast - where we transform complex business advice into practical, actionable steps for SMEs. Whether you're scaling up or taking your first steps in business, we're here to guide you towards smarter decision-making.

In this episode, we delve into making your year end accounting easy. Join Paul Barnes, Managing Director of CASS, alongside special guests Andy Horvath from Horvath Accountants and John Moore from Fruition Accountancy who share insights, tips and tricks on getting your acocunts ready for year end and being able to makle the most of really good quality data.

Get ready to discover more than just numbers - let's begin!

#BusinessAdvice #SME #CloudAccounting #KPIs #BusinessGrowth #UKBusiness #Entrepreneurship #XeroAccounting #BusinessPodcast