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Company Valuation: Hidden Costs That Cut Your Exit Value - Consult EFC

Cheap Company Valuation? The Hidden Costs That Reduce Your Exit

A founder sees a £2 million offer and starts planning the next chapter. Then come adviser fees, tax, net debt,

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SaaS KPIs: The Founder's Guide - Consult EFC

SaaS KPIs: the founder’s guide to metrics that matter in 2026

The SaaS KPIs every founder should monitor right now are: MRR, ARR, net new MRR, churn rate, net revenue retention (NRR),

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EQUITY DILUTION EXPLAINED: FOUNDERS GUIDE

Equity dilution explained: a practical guide for UK founders

Equity dilution is the reduction in an existing shareholder’s ownership percentage when a company issues new shares. The formula is

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Financial Controls for UK SMEs: 2026 Guide

Financial Controls for Growing UK SMEs

Informal finance processes can work when the business is small. Then revenue rises, headcount increases, suppliers multiply, and one missed

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SaaS Cohort Analysis for Better Customer Retention in 2026

SaaS Cohort Analysis for Customer Retention

A single monthly churn rate can hide the problem that matters. It tells you customers are leaving, but not which

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Financial due diligence for acquisitions - Consult EFC

Financial due diligence for acquisitions: the UK buyer’s guide

Buy-side financial due diligence (FDD) verifies a target’s earnings quality, cash requirements and balance-sheet exposures, then produces the negotiation deliverables

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