When you run your own business, the line between what’s personal and what’s business-related can blur. But when it comes to finances, you’ve got to draw the line. Yes—your business and personal finances are intimately connected, but as a successful small business owner, you need to keep them separately organized if you want to live with financial ease.
Read MoreLet’s be honest, when it comes to building a profitable business, the learning curve is steep.
Navigating the new terrain will be easier if you focus on the right goals from the beginning. And one of the most important goals is to focus on is how profitable your business is.
Focusing on profitability will help to prevent your dreams from becoming a cash flow eating nightmare.
Read MoreIf you’re one of the lucky ones who continued to grow throughout the pandemic, you may find that your business has extra money in the budget as you’re doing your year-end financial reckoning. This can be a good opportunity to pay yourself more, increase the stability of the business, or invest back into the business.
It can also be a great opportunity to give back to your community and say thanks. If you’re feeling so inclined, here are six ideas for how to give thanks with extra money in your budget this year.
Read MoreRemember the old adage; businesses who fail to plan, plan to fail. By completing the steps in this year-end financial checklist, you can rest easy knowing that you’re creating a plan for success. You can’t improve what you haven’t measured, and this checklist will help you measure all the right things for year-end planning and improved forecasting.
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