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title: "Webinar: Knowing Your Data: Using Reporting Software to Make Strategic Decisions"
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# Webinar: Knowing Your Data: Using Reporting Software to Make Strategic Decisions

[![Picture of Philip Oakley](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/f39ccd0693a897926e023dcfed92cd29) Philip Oakley](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/author/philip-oakley) :  Jun 13, 2023, 9:49:00 AM

![Webinar: Knowing Your Data: Using Reporting Software to Make Strategic Decisions](https://www.outserve.co.uk/hubfs/Outserve%20webinar%2017.07.23.png)

## Are you frustrated getting the information you need to make strategic decisions to help your business ?

Data is the live blood of business. In 2023, successful businesses need to be agile and adjust to the latest sales and and purchasing data especially margin analysis and its KPI’s which allow you to understand your business performance.

## ![Outserve webinar 18.07.23](https://www.outserve.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Outserve%20webinar%2017.07.23.png?width=1600&height=900&name=Outserve%20webinar%2017.07.23.png)

## This webinar is for

- Chief Financial Officers (CFO)
- Owner/Founders
- Finance Directors
- Finance Managers
- Accountants

## Are you struggling to to get the data you need. Do you know the following:

- What are the best performing Customers and Channels?
- Where are are the majority of your profits coming from?
- What are you best performing products
- What products produce the moist profit

## Are you looking for answers to these questions:

- What is my profit margin on my products?
- What marketing spend produces the best return on investment?
- How much profit am I making on each product and product group?
- How much profit are you making on each customer/channel?
- Which products should you stop selling?

## During this webinar we will cover:

- How to understand the performance of your business through data
- How to create meaningful management information to make better decisions.
- How to get the numbers you need.
- How to understand where your profits come from.

 

 

## About Your Speaker

[Phil Oakley](https://www.linkedin.com/in/philoakley/), System Integration Expert at [Outserve](https://www.outserve.co.uk/).

Working with Challenger Brands to Know Their Numbers, Systemise Their Business & Scale. Unleashed & Xero Gold Partner. Taking the ‘Eek’ out of E-commerce, For Shopify & Amazon Retailers.

Helping product and e-commerce businesses scale and streamline systems and processes. Integrating Xero, Shopify, and unleashed into your business to get better data to help you run your business.

## Tickets

FREE OF CHARGE, book now to receive Zoom link for the event.

## Instructions

The event will take place on Zoom and you will receive your link to join about 1 hour before it starts. Download and Install Zoom software. Refer to the Zoom Support Page if you have any technical problems.

 

*\*The Organisers reserve the right to cancel or amend event details, including date, time, topic, speaker, agenda and tickets.*

 

 

 

[![Case Study: Cotswolds Distillery](https://www.outserve.co.uk/hubfs/th.jfif)](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/case-study-cotswolds-distillery)

#### [Case Study: Cotswolds Distillery](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/case-study-cotswolds-distillery)

[![Picture of Philip Oakley](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/f39ccd0693a897926e023dcfed92cd29) Philip Oakley](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/author/philip-oakley) : Apr 12, 2023, 10:44:00 AM

Learn how we worked with Cotswolds Distillery to build a solution that would simplify their systems, with all elements working seamlessly together.

[Xero](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/tag/xero) [Unleashed](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/tag/unleashed) [Shopify](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/tag/shopify) [Case Study](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/tag/case-study) [A2X](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/tag/a2x) [PowerBI](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/tag/powerbi) [Vend](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/tag/vend)

[Read More](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/case-study-cotswolds-distillery)

[![Digital Accounting Show 2024](https://www.outserve.co.uk/hubfs/PhilipOakley-DAS-tile.png)](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/digital-accounting-show-2024)

#### [Digital Accounting Show 2024](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/digital-accounting-show-2024)

[![Picture of Philip Oakley](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/f39ccd0693a897926e023dcfed92cd29) Philip Oakley](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/author/philip-oakley) : Mar 7, 2024, 12:59:55 PM

Phil will be part of a lineup featuring 100+ thought-leaders, subject-matter experts, and accounting professionals sharing their insights with over...

[Xero](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/tag/xero) [Shopify](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/tag/shopify) [E-commerce](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/tag/e-commerce) [A2X](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/tag/a2x) [Amazon](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/tag/amazon)

[Read More](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/digital-accounting-show-2024)

[![Case Study: Global Access Diagnostics](https://www.outserve.co.uk/hubfs/Screenshot%202023-08-31%20at%2009.47.13.png)](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/case-study-global-access-diagnostics)

#### [Case Study: Global Access Diagnostics](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/case-study-global-access-diagnostics)

[![Picture of Philip Oakley](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/f39ccd0693a897926e023dcfed92cd29) Philip Oakley](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/author/philip-oakley) : Aug 23, 2023, 9:48:00 AM

Learn how Global Access Diagnostics migrated from outdated, on-premise accounting software to a modern, cloud-based accounting system.

[Xero](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/tag/xero) [Unleashed](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/tag/unleashed) [Case Study](https://www.outserve.co.uk/blog/tag/case-study)

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- [Business Insights](https://www.outserve.co.uk/accounting-services)

##### Solutions

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