Building a Stellar Business - a Structured Guide to Financial Success by Johnson, Michele -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 - A Business Check-Up

Straight Shooting Questions Are You Making Money? More Questions Goals and Details

Chapter 2 - Know Where Your Money Is

Why Maintain Good Books? Make Us Better Consultants Getting Your Act Together Set Up Your System Giving Access and Letting Go

Chapter 3 - Document, Document, Document

Documenting Systems Filing Systems

File System #1 File System #2

Filing Notes Receipts Cash Receipts Other Documents to Protect and Maintain One Final Word on Documentation

Chapter 4 - A Meaningful Set of Financial Statements

Behind the Numbers The Meat and Potatoes of a Financial Statement – Your Profit & Loss Statement

Income Profit Margin Expenses – Where does all my money go? ...

The Balance Sheet

Assets Liabilities Equity

Other Reporting

Chapter 5 - Show Me The Money

Billing Your Clients

Billing based on a project Billing based on monthly service and project completion Billing based on monthly flat fee When billing goes awry

Collecting Those Receivables Paying Your Bills

Payroll Employees Independent Contractors Inventory Other Payables

A Word About Assets

Chapter 6 - Budgeting and Forecasting

How Do I Make The Money I Want To Make? Forecast With No History Fine Tune Your Forecast Your Assumptions Working With The Highlights

Chapter 7 - Human Resources

All Shapes and Sizes Structure of Your Company Job Descriptions and Cross-Training Human Resource Policies Employment Contracts Payroll Companies

Chapter 8 - Building Your Support Team

It Takes a Village Bookkeepers Controllers/CFO (Chief Financial Officer) CPA or Tax Preparer Lawyer

Business Agreement Contracts with Clients Collections Succession Planning Franchising

Insurance Agent Financial Advisor Banker Credit Card Merchants IT Support

Chapter 9 - Some People Steal

Keeping a Watchful Eye Bookkeepers and Treasurers Your Staff Internal Controls Who Has Access To What? Safeguarding Your Files Money Coming In Money Going Out Separation of Duties Safeguarding Your Assets

Conclusion Glossary About the Authors