Blogs

A company publishes what share of its staff left during the year. Most beginners never look at it. A plain-English guide to staff turnover — what the number means, why it quietly shows up in profits years later, and how to read it without guessing.

Rising sales can mean two completely different things: the shops you already had are selling more, or you simply own more shops. A plain-English guide to same-store sales growth — what it is, why it is so hard to fake, and how to check it in an afternoon.

A great manager is an asset. A great manager nobody could replace is a risk. A simple, beginner-friendly guide to reading a company's succession plan — and what it tells you about the quality of the people running the business today.

Every year the people running a business tell you what they intend to do. Almost nobody writes it down. A simple three-column ledger turns those sentences into the one management test an outside investor can actually run.