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Making a profit and pricing

No matter what sort of business you have, all businesses need to make a profit. It's important to remember sales aren't profit. You must keep an eye on the amount of money left over after selling your goods or services and paying all the expenses.


Get your pricing strategy right

Get your pricing strategy right with our simple five step plan

Profit and loss

Maintaining a profitable business will ensure you can manage your business in line with your overall plans

Margin, markup and breakeven

Calculate your margin, mark up and break-even point once every three months to check profits and set new selling prices

When discounting will profit your business

Make sure your discounting makes you money with our tips on to discount for profit
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