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Jun 8
2 min

What can we do as Business Leaders to make Black Lives Matter?

George Floyd’s death has catalysed widespread anger and protest at the racial discrimination and injustice that remains prevalent in society

Alexandra A

May 6
2 min

What is a social enterprise?

If you are reading this then chances are that you are interested in finding more about social enterprises, maybe building your own.........

Alexandra A

Apr 22
1 min

Top 10 tips for working from home

For those who are working remotely, here are top 10 tips for working from home.

Matthew Brown

Apr 15
1 min

Free Financial Support Resource Pack

Adding Value Ltd is providing a free resource pack in order to help self-employed people find the right solutions.

Matthew Brown

Apr 2
4 min

How to Help your Business Survive the Coronavirus Crisis?

There are big shifts in the way the economy operates and is distributed, and huge economic uncertainty...

Alexandra A

Feb 25
2 min

Awarding Arts & Culture

On 6th of February, we were invited by Inclusive Economy to support an event that had the purpose to shine a spotlight on some of the gre...

Matthew Brown

Mar 4, 2019
1 min

How culture can unlock investment for city-wide initiatives

In the UK, cities account for about 9% of landmass, but deliver 63% of its economic output and 60% of jobs. Culture is playing an increa...

Matthew Brown

Mar 2, 2018
2 min

The Value of Diversity

The Case for Diversity. There is increasing evidence that companies with more diversity in the workforce perform better financially. The ...

Matthew Brown

Jan 18, 2018
2 min

Risk Management: the Three Lines of Defence

Why do organisations fail? In the final analysis it is always because they have failed to properly manage and mitigate the risks facing t...

Matthew Brown

Nov 16, 2017
1 min

Museums and Galleries Tax Relief - Approved at last!

After 18 months of waiting, the Museums and Galleries Exhibition tax relief finally gained Royal Assent on the 16th November 2017 as part...

Matthew Brown

Oct 21, 2017
2 min

What's it worth?

One of the mysteries of the market is what determines the price of goods and services. At one level price simply reflects supply and dema...

Matthew Brown

Sep 24, 2017
4 min

How do Arts Organisations Create and Measure Social Value?

All professional organisations review and measure their activities to assess whether they have been successful or not. For commercial org...

Matthew Brown

Jun 14, 2017
1 min

Five ways to grow your profitability

All new businesses want to grow profits. And all established businesses need to constantly renew themselves. So how do you grow your busi...

Matthew Brown

May 13, 2017
1 min

The Hedgehog Concept

The ancient Greek poet Archilochus once wrote: "Πόλλ᾽ οἶδ᾽ ἀλώπηξ, ἀλλ' ἐχῖνος ἕν μέγα." or translated: "The fox knows many things; the ...

Matthew Brown

Feb 12, 2017
1 min

How to Build Reserves

The primary purpose of a not-for-profit organisation or social enterprise is to make an impact on behalf of those it represents or suppor...

Matthew Brown

Oct 17, 2016
1 min

What is Financial Sustainability?

Not-for-profit organisations talk a lot about financial sustainability, but what is it? Sustainability can be defined as meeting the need...

Matthew Brown

Sep 28, 2016
1 min

The Art of Excel

Microsoft Excel is the favourite tool of many an accountant, but artists such as Tatsuo Horiuchi have been using the software in a differ...

Matthew Brown

Aug 23, 2016
2 min

C-C-C-C-Credit Control

Outside of retail, selling products or services on credit is common-place. Whilst this might be great for building good relationships and...

Matthew Brown

Aug 4, 2016
2 min

Eight Ways to Improve Your Cash Position

Turnover is Vanity, Profit is Sanity, but Cash is King, as the saying sort of goes. But what are the best ways to keep on top of your cas...

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