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Know Your Numbers: What You Can Do Now to Drive Stronger Financial Health May 2013
Whether you are a newly minted entrepreneur or you’re a business that has been around for a dozen years, a critical element for small business success means knowing your numbers. Sponsored by Visa, This e-guide is designed to help you better understand what figures and accounting principles are important for your business. It also looks at different accounting software programs for your company and when is the right time to hire someone to keep your business growing.
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Accounting 101: Know Your Numbers Mar 2013
You’re the heart and soul of your business—but while you have the vision and the motivation, you may not have the number sense. True, you can hire someone to take care of the financial details, but you still need to pay attention and have some knowledge of your business bookkeeping so you can make sure you’re not being cheated. I knew a woman who owned her own PR agency and had to close up shop because she never paid attention to her finances--so her second-in-command ended up embezzling a ton of money. Scary, but true.
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Visa Small Business Spend Insights Q2 - 2012 Aug 2012
Visa® Small Business Spend Insights monitors the economic confidence of U.S. small business owners
by analyzing Visa Business card spend data and responses to a quarterly survey. Small businesses and
those serving them can benefit from the trends and insights obtained from Visa’s proprietary research.
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Ask SCORE September 2012 - Women Entrepreneurs Aug 2012
Following a number of years in the insurance industry, five years ago I left my job to have a child and be a stay-at-home mom. Now that my son is beginning school, rather than returning to work, I’m thinking about starting a business. What advice can you offer? Read more...
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10 Tips for Quickly Completing Monthly Financial Statements Jun 2012
Presented by FreeEnterprise.com, Scott Rutter recommends way to make monthly financial reporting quick and easy.
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10 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Reduce their Supplier Costs May 2012
Presented by FreeEnterprise.com, Tim McEneny shares tips for reducing costs in your small business.
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13 Week Cash Flow Projection Apr 2012
Use this template when creating a 13 week business cash flow projection.
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The 10 Bookkeeping Basics You Can’t Ignore Mar 2012
Millions of small business owners and startup entrepreneurs are masters at creating great products and services, building awesome teams and winning over customers. Many of them, however, would probably flunk basic bookkeeping. Here are basics of the 10 most common types of bookkeeping accounts for a small business that you should know.
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How to Assess the Cost of Technology Solutions Mar 2012 The cost of owning and operating a technology product or service over time is referred to as the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Since the TCO may be substantially higher than the initial upfront cost, a TCO comparison can help you decide between competing solutions that at first glance may seem equivalent. Here are the key elements to consider in determining TCO.
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How to Use Ratios to Manage Cash Flow Mar 2012
With today’s accounting software packages, it is easier than ever to monitor all aspects of your business’s finances. Many packages, such as QuickBooks, even provide dashboards–graphical representations of company operations data that display an instant snapshot of your company’s financial data.
But what exactly should you be monitoring? Tracking key ratios can help you understand and better manage cash flow. Here is a closer look at six key financial ratios.
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