Small Business Financial Management Kit For Dummies

If you re a small business owner, managing the financial affairs of your business can seem like a daunting task and it s one that far too many people muddle through rather than seek help. Now, there s a tool-packed guide designed to help you manage your finances and run your business successfully! Small Business Financial Management Kit For Dummies explains step by step how to handle all your financial affairs, from preparing financial statements and managing cash flow to streamlining the accounting process, requesting bank loans, increasing profits, and much more. The bonus CD-ROM features handy reproducible forms, checklists, and templates from a monthly expense summary to a cash flow statement and provides how-to guidance that removes the guesswork in using each tool. You ll discover how to: Plan a budget and forecast Streamline the accounting process Improve your profit and cash flow Make better decisions with a profit model Raise capital and request loans Invest company money wisely Keep your business solvent Choose your legal entity for income tax Avoid common management pitfalls Put a market value on your business Complete with ten rules for small business survival and a financial glossary, Small Business Financial Management Kit For Dummies is the fun and easy way to get your finances in order, perk up your profits, and thrive long term! Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

If you're a small business owner, managing the financialaffairs of your business can seem like a daunting task--andit's one that far too many people muddle through rather thanseek help. Now, there's a tool-packed guide designed to helpyou manage your finances and run your business successfully!Small Business Financial Management Kit ForDummies explains step by step how to handle all your financialaffairs, from preparing financial statements and managing cash flowto streamlining the accounting process, requesting bank loansincreasing profits, and much more. The bonus CD-ROM features handyreproducible forms, checklists, and templates--from a monthlyexpense summary to a cash flow statement--and provides how-toguidance that removes the guesswork in using each tool.You'll discover how to:* Plan a budget and forecast* Streamline the accounting process* Improve your profit and cash flow* Make better decisions with a profit model* Raise capital and request loans* Invest company money wisely* Keep your business solvent* Choose your legal entity for income tax* Avoid common management pitfalls* Put a market value on your businessComplete with ten rules for small business survival and afinancial glossary, Small Business Financial Management KitFor Dummies is the fun and easy way® to get yourfinances in order, perk up your profits, and thrive long term!Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials arenot included as part of eBook file.

Introduction 1Part I: Improving Your Profit, Cash Flow, and Solvency 7Chapter 1: Managing Your Small Business Finances 9Chapter 2: Understanding Your P&L and Profit Performance 15Chapter 3: Getting Up to Speed on Cash Flow from Profit 41Chapter 4: Keeping Your Business Solvent 59Part II: Using Tools of the Trade 79Chapter 5: Protecting the Family Jewels 81Chapter 6: Scrutinizing Your Costs 105Chapter 7: Practical Budgeting Techniques for Your Business 127Chapter 8: Making Decisions with a Profit Model 147Part III: Dealing with Small Business Financial Issues 171Chapter 9: Jumping Through Tax Hoops 173Chapter 10: Raising Capital for Your Business 197Chapter 11: Diagnosing Your Financial Condition 219Part IV: Looking at Service and Manufacturing Businesses 243Chapter 12: When You Sell Services 245Chapter 13: When You Make the Products You Sell 259Part V: Reaching the End of the Line 273Chapter 14: Putting a Market Value on Your Business and Selling 275Chapter 15: Hanging Up the Spikes and Terminating Your Business 297Part VI: The Part of Tens 315Chapter 16: Ten Management Rules for Small Business Survival 317Chapter 17: Ten Hard-Core Financial Tools and Tactics 323Appendix: About the CD 331Index 337