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Entered 100+ leads from email inbox into CRM spreadsheet. Organized by name,email,company, contact status,last contact date and notes. Helped clients track follow-ups. Tools: Google sheet, Email Management.
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Episode #6: The bank balance is NOT your profit.
“I have AED 250,000 in the bank, so I’m doing great.”
Not necessarily. Look at what’s actually inside that balance:
🟣 AED 100,000 is a bank loan. You have to pay it back.
🟡 AED 60,000 is customer advances. You haven’t delivered the work yet.
🔵 AED 15,000 is VAT collected. It belongs to the tax authority.
🔵 AED 45,000 is your own capital that you put in.
🟢 AED 30,000 is the actual profit.
Cash and profit are different things, for three reasons:
1️⃣ Timing. An invoice you’ve sent is profit, but it isn’t cash until the customer pays.
2️⃣ Non-cash costs. Depreciation lowers your profit, but no money leaves the bank.
3️⃣ Not your money. Loans, advances, VAT and capital all add to your balance without adding to your profit.
Profit = Revenue earned − Expenses incurred.
Earned ≠ received. Incurred ≠ paid.
Before you spend, ask:
✅ Did customers pay me, or did I only invoice them?
✅ Is any of this a loan, advance, VAT or my own capital?
✅ Which bills and taxes are still due?
✅ What is my real profit this month?
If you can’t answer these, your bank balance is giving you a false picture of how the business is doing.
Next up: Episode 7. Follow along so you don’t miss it.
Counting Crux |
#Accounting #UAEBusiness #Profit #CashFlow #Bookkeeping #Founders #DubaiBusiness #SmallBusiness
Cash flow and profitability are two different things. Understanding where your money comes from and where it needs to go is essential for making smarter business decisions.
A closer look at Emarcko CRM, a sales and marketing dashboard concept.
Designed to bring customer insights, sales activity, and marketing performance into one organized workspace.
The focus was on clear data visualization, thoughtful layouts, and a consistent visual experience across the dashboard.
Really inspiring work.
Stop writing emails and manually tracking follow-ups.
You can automate most of this with n8n and Google Sheets.
Here's how it works:
Add your leads to a Google Sheet.
Connect your Google Sheets and Gmail accounts to n8n.
Set up your email templates and follow-up rules.
Execute the workflow to create email drafts automatically.
Review each email and send it manually.
The workflow updates each lead's status, so you know who is ready for the next follow-up.
No need to create every email from scratch or track every follow-up manually.
Want to build this automation?
Great automation idea! Saving time on drafting and tracking follow-ups lets you focus more on building relationships with leads. 🙌