Cash flow isn’t just “money in vs money out.” It’s knowing what’s coming, what’s due, what you’ve already spent (even if you haven’t paid it yet), and having records to back it all up when you need them. For many service based businesses, the biggest cash flow headaches come from two simple gaps:

You’re juggling client work, admin, and growth plans, so when invoices go unpaid, it’s not just frustrating, it can put your whole business under pressure. But what if there was a way to take the pain out of late payments and finally get your cash flow under control? That’s where hiring a credit control expert comes in.

January isn’t just about resolutions and fresh calendars. For service businesses, it’s the perfect time to hit reset on your finances and set up for a year of growth, clarity, and confidence.

When you start a service-based business, you juggle every task going. You don’t just play one role, you play them all. Sales, delivery, invoicing, chasing payments, social media, admin, tech, bookkeeping… it all lands on your desk. But the service businesses that grow quickly and sustainably, have one thing in common: They outsource everything except their zone of genius.

Growing a team is exciting, but it comes with its own set of challenges. Cash flow being one of them. While your revenue might be climbing, the gap between invoicing clients and actually receiving payment can create serious problems when you've got salaries to pay, software subscriptions to maintain, and operational costs multiplying.

When you're scaling fast, it's easy to get caught up in the excitement of growth: more clients, more revenue, more opportunities. But without the right financial KPIs in place, you're essentially driving blind

At LJM Bookkeeping we come across many business owners who have been doing their bookkeeping themselves and got themselves into a right mess. When you first start out in business it may seem logical to keep everything in house. Do whatever you can yourself, to keep outgoing costs to a minimum. However, this is where many business owners trip up!

When you first started your business, doing your own bookkeeping probably made perfect sense. You knew every transaction, every client, and every expense by heart. A simple spreadsheet or basic accounting software seemed like all you needed. But as your business grows, that DIY approach that once served you well can quickly become your biggest bottleneck.

When your business hits the £1 million turnover mark, congratulations are in order – but so is a reality check about your finance function. The accounting software that has no capabilities of integrations just isn’t going to cut it anymore. The approach that got you this far won't sustain the growth ahead. It's time to build a finance function that scales with your ambitions, not against them.

But as your business grows and your turnover climbs towards that million-pound mark, you'll quickly discover that compliance bookkeeping – while essential – is just the starting point of what you actually need.

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