Ebook: Building A Stellar Business: A Structured Guide to Financial Success

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1 -- A Business Check-Up -- Straight Shooting Questions -- Are You Making Money? -- More Questions -- Goals and DetailsChapter 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 GoChapter 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 DocumentationChapter 4 -- A Meaningful Set of FinancialStatements -- Behind the Numbers -- The Meat and Potatoes of a FinancialStatement - Your Profit & Loss Statement• Income• Profit Margin• Expenses - Where does all my money go? -- The Balance Sheet• Assets• Liabilities• Equity -- Other ReportingChapter 5 -- Show Me The Money;Credit Card Merchants -- IT SupportChapter 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 AssetsConclusionGlossaryAbout the Authors;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 AssetsChapter 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 HighlightsChapter 7 -- Human Resources -- All Shapes and Sizes -- Structure of Your Company -- Job Descriptions and Cross-Training -- Human Resource Policies -- Employment Contracts -- Payroll CompaniesChapter 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