EP. 42 - Increase Your Profits with Hetty Verney

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hetty is not your average accountant! ​​Yes we talk about the importance of knowing your numbers but we also cover an amazing tool called Profit First which means you</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">never have to worry about there being enough in the pot to pay your bills but most importantly how you focus on paying your own salary first as well as being able to reward yourself.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hetty also shares how you can create more profit in your business in 5 simple steps.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hetty see things differently than a lot of accountants due to the fact that she has run her own business as well, which gives her a unique view of clients figures. She has helped business owners go from start up to 7 figures but most importantly she is passionate about helping business owners become consistently profitable so that they can have the life that they want under their terms for them and their families and to help them sleep better at night knowing that their figures are under control.</span></p> <p>Hetty says...</p> <p>I have been an accountant for 25 years, I’ve helped business owners make sense of their numbers and make them work for them. It started as a ‘needs must’ to provide for my 2 small boys and do the best I could for them without jeopardising my career and being flexible enough to watch their nativity plays and their football matches.  I was a single mum at that time and after qualifying I set up my own practice helping small business owners. Fast forward to 2019 and  I came across a very simple cash management system called Profit First, which helped me put money aside for my tax, my pay (paying myself a proper salary) and for my team so I never had to worry about there being enough in the pot to pay my bills but most importantly paying my own salary (usually the last thing a business owner does) and rewarding myself.  I am a Business Mentor for the Princes Trust Young Entrepreneurs and a while ago I