Numbers101 for Small Business- Blog

Great! You’ve made the decision to purchase a personal financial software package to track your finances. But, before you go to your local office supply store to buy one, there are some decisions that you need to make regarding what you want the program to do for you. The more planning you do up front, the more money and aggravation you will save yourself. Know the answers to the following questions:
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There are literally thousands of books on every aspect of business from start up to management to marketing. You could spend a lifetime reading about managing your business rather than running your business. Not very effective! There are however, some books that have stood the test of time and, in my humble opinion, should be rendered dog-eared and tattered by every small business owner. You can buy these books at almost any bookstore, or borrow them from your local library. Please note, these books are not in any particular order.
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This article is all about you – the owner and manager of your business. Up to this point, we have been concerned with the financial viability of the business. Can we keep the doors open? How do we plan for growth? How do we collect our accounts receivable more efficiently? These are all questions that have so far been answered.

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Many small businesses use the splatter approach to marketing and growth. They throw together some advertisements for the paper, or perhaps for radio. They prepare some flashy brochures and mail them to all the potential customers in town. They take out a big ad in the yellow pages of the phone book. Then they cross their fingers and hope that business floods in the door.

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