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21/10/2026

In a growing SME, like yours, while preparing the monthly management report

Every month, the numbers change: Sales, Costs, Inventory, Receivables, Cash etc.

Yet your team may still be doing the things the same way, following the same manual process:

- Export data from the accounting system

- Update Excel files manually

- Copy figures between schedules

- Reconcile different versions

- Prepare charts and commentary

But the technology has moved on.

Technology can make reporting faster.

Good process design makes it repeatable.

AI can make the analysis more efficient.

Human judgement makes it useful.

SEE IN THE CAROUSEL BELOW HOW EACH PRACTICAL CHALLENGE CAN BE ADDRESSED TO AVOID THE COST OF DOING THINGS THE SAME WAY.

If you are looking to identify process inefficiencies and uncover potential savings within your day-to-day operations, feel free to reach out.

DM us or email at: [email protected]

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18/10/2026

No need to waste words on writing a caption

While the picture says it all.

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14/10/2026

The first question that comes to mind

After hearing “cost savings” is

What do we need to "cut"

Headcount?

Marketing?

Training?

Suppliers?

Other operating expenses?

But we often miss the point that savings don't necessarily have to come from doing less.

Sometimes the bigger opportunity is identifying where money is being spent without receiving proportional value in return.

It is the right time to pinpoint:

- Is a recurring expense any longer necessary?

- Are there duplicate subscriptions?

- What are the unfavourable supplier arrangements?

- Any unnecessary rework involved?

- Which processes consume employee time without adding much value?

We have to come out of the mindset that costs are not simply incurred because “that's how we've always done it.”

We must understand the distinction between cutting a cost and cutting waste.

One simply reduces expenditure while the other looks for a better way of using the same resources.

Aggressive cost cutting can sometimes reduce the very capacity a business needs to operate and grow.

The better question to ask is:

Where are we spending money without receiving proportional value?

Meaningful savings cannot be found just by cutting blindly but by understanding where the money goes in the first place.

If you are looking to identify potential cost savings or areas where expenditure may not be delivering proportional value

Feel free to DM us or email at: [email protected]

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07/10/2026

After the budget is approved and the numbers are looking good on paper

Then comes the difficult part of making those numbers happen.

Over years of working, we have observed that improving business performance isn't always about doing more

Rather, it is about making better use of what is already there.

Throughout every Wednesday of October, we will be sharing some practical thoughts around cost savings, efficiency, processes and productivity.

Because once the budget is prepared, the next question is:

How do we make the numbers work and where can we make meaningful savings along the way?

If you are looking to identify practical opportunities for cost savings, operational efficiency or better resource utilisation in your business

Feel free to DM us or email at: [email protected]

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28/09/2026

Are you preparing budgets by taking the previous year's figures and adding an ad hoc percentage?

Revenue +10%

Salary +8%

Other expenses +5%

Budget done!

But what actually drove those numbers?

That's how budgets become disconnected from the business itself.

A business doesn't grow because someone added 10% to last year's revenue.

Revenue may grow because there are more customers, more outlets, higher prices, greater production capacity or simply because existing customers are buying more.

The same applies to costs.

Headcount, production volume, inventory requirements, rent, logistics and customer acquisition can all have different drivers.

Once those drivers are understood, scenario planning becomes much more meaningful too.

A good financial plan shouldn't give management one number and call it certainty.

It helps management understand what could happen and what decisions may be required when circumstances change.

That's what Planning Beyond the Budget post series is really about.

Not predicting the future perfectly but preparing the business to respond to it.

If you would like to explore how driver-based budgeting or scenario planning could work for your business, feel free to DM or reach out at:

[email protected]

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25/09/2026

When I am the Financial Consultant

And family business adds new items to the portfolio

I am, by default, assigned the task of doing the costing for these products.

As per the principle of Dark Horse Business Solutions

Services to F&F and friends of F&F are free of charge

And don't comprise of any "economic activity."

21/09/2026

How to approach budgeting, FP&A and management reporting through the lens of IFRS 18?

IFRS 18 requires income and expenses in the statement of profit or loss to be classified into specified categories including:

- Operating

- Investing

- Financing

- Income taxes

- Discontinued operations

It also introduces required subtotals including operating profit or loss and profit or loss before financing and income taxes.

BELOW CAROUSEL SHOWS HOW IFRS 18 IMPACTS THE WAY YOU NEED TO PREPARE YOUR BUDGETS AND PLANS FOR 2027

If you would like to discuss how IFRS 18 may affect your business's financial and management reporting, feel free to DM us or reach out at:

[email protected]

Follow us every Monday this September.

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19/09/2026

When one consultant seeks the service of another consultant

Not for strategic collaboration or service outsourcing

But rather to obtain a professional expert opinion in a field where the other is a specialist

The delivery ought to be sharp and precise.

A similar situation happened with me this week.

I was seeking advice on a specific issue

And I couldn't help but notice, being a consultant myself,

That how easily a 30-minute call could have concluded in just 5 minutes

If only the other consultant had listened instead of talking first.

They spent the majority of the time laying out the entire premise of the problem

Even though I had already pinpointed the exact issue beforehand.

If this had been a generic discovery call, such a broad introduction might have been worthwhile

But as someone who is already well-versed in the law of the land

My questions were highly specific.

The answers weren't entirely unknown to me

I simply needed them vetted and validated by a subject-matter expert before proceeding professionally.

Active listening isn't just a basic communication skill

It's a way of respecting the other person's time

And when someone approaches you already knowing what they need

Perhaps the first responsibility of a consultant is to listen.

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14/09/2026

When the budget is approved, everyone breathes a sigh of relief!

But that's not where planning should end for any business.

A few months later...

• Raw material prices increase

• Customers delay payments

• A key employee resigns

• Market demand shifts

• An unexpected opportunity appears

Yet the budget remains exactly as it was on the day it was approved.

Want to know what the problem with the budget is?

Treating it as a once-a-year exercise.

Rather, keep on asking: do your assumptions still reflect today's business reality?

When assumptions change, the budget should be reviewed too.

Planning should support decisions.

When circumstances change, the budget should help management respond.

SEE IN THE CAROUSEL BELOW HOW EACH PRACTICAL CHALLENGE CAN BE ADDRESSED

For discussion or queries, DM us or write to us at:

[email protected]

Follow us every Monday this September.

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07/09/2026

September kicks off with an important season for many businesses- PLANNING.

Departments begin discussing next year's priorities.

Management starts estimating revenues, costs and investments.

Budgets slowly begin taking shape.

Are you preparing budgets because you have to or you fully intend to use them as a tool for making better business decisions?

A sound budget is not merely a financial exercise. Rather, it helps management ask better questions.

In times when costs move, markets shift and customer behaviour evolves, let your plans and budgets answer:

- Can you afford to expand?

- Should you recruit now or later?

- What happens if sales don't grow as expected?

- How resilient is your cash flow during turbulent times?

Every Monday, throughout this month, we will be sharing practical thoughts on budgeting, forecasting and financial planning from the perspective of growing businesses.

Not to explain accounting standards.

But to explore how better planning can lead to better business decisions.

Because the businesses that plan beyond the budget are often the ones that navigate uncertainty with greater confidence.

If your business is beginning to think about the year ahead and you would like to discuss how stronger financial planning can support better decision-making, feel free to DM us or drop a line at:

[email protected]

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