{"id":7361,"date":"2020-02-29T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/?p=7361"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:17:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:17:44","slug":"supercharge-your-business-decisions-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/supercharge-your-business-decisions-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"A guide to help you supercharge your business decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/category\/strategy-legal-operations\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Strategy, Legal &amp; Operations<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA guide to help you supercharge your business decisions\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \">Published <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2020-02-29T10:00:19+00:00\">29 February, 2020<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"A guide to help you supercharge your business decisions\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/supercharge-your-business-decisions-guide\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/author\/staceymcintosh\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/11\/Stacey-McIntosh-350-1.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Stacey McIntosh<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How do you make business decisions at your company? If gut instinct is your guiding light, then it\u2019s pretty likely that your business won\u2019t be living up to its potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And if you&#8217;re using data, are you using it in the right way? Or is more time being spent on data entry than analysing the right data to make key decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By focusing on the right metrics and using the resulting data to create smart insights that you can action, you\u2019ll be able to make the right decisions to elevate the performance of your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But where do you start and how can you find the time to make more informed decisions that will drive your company forward?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7 tips to supercharge your business decisions<\/strong> is a guide that offers you a series of pointers to help you take the steps to use the right data and insights that will benefit your company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It highlights why it\u2019s important to move your focus away from data entry to data analysis, start using the right technology, improve how dashboards and key metrics are used, and it will also show you how automation can play a key role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7 tips to supercharge your business decisions<\/strong> covers the following topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Building your culture around smart decision making<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Knowing where you stand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spending and saving wisely<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#gate-20537fab-40ef-4ee8-a3a8-d39a8fe34e99\">Download your free copy of 7 tips to supercharge your business decisions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-an-excerpt-from-7-tips-to-supercharge-your-business-decisions\">An excerpt from 7 tips to supercharge your business decisions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you\u2019re part of a small business, it\u2019s easy to feel like every day is a sprint to the finish line.&nbsp;A breakneck race to complete all the tasks you have planned for the day \u2013 plus a hundred&nbsp;other small fires to extinguish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, if your business is going to flourish in the long term, then day-to-day business operations should be more like running a marathon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maintaining momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Planning far ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Judging when to conserve your energy, and when to put on a burst of speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To do that, you need to be prepared, not just for the next obstacle or opportunity, but for the one after that \u2013 and the one after that, too. And you need to ensure that even the short-term decisions are informed by accurate information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The payoff for this type of long-term, data-based decision making is potentially huge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Intent-based marketing company Aberdeen has found that data analytics has helped finance executives achieve increases of up to 86% in year-on-year operating profits and 32% greater financial budgeting accuracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But how do you find the time or the data required to prepare useful forecasts and make more&nbsp;informed decisions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve gathered seven key tips to help you get started, split over three focus areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta gated-content\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner on-scroll-highlight__target\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div 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