Manage Your Business

• Basic bookkeeping - transactions, accountants, books, financial statements.
• Credit and collections - credit cards, trade credit, effective collection.
• Managing cash flow - cash outflow/inflows lag, investing surplus cash.
• Major purchases/projects - large investments in capital equipment or facilities.

• Paying your employees - how to pay, how much to pay, and how to negotiate salary.
• Benefits - time-off, health benefits, life insurance, disability and retirement.
• Work place rules - which rules you need, which you're required to have, how to communicate them, and writing them with our policy creation tools.
• Motivation and rewards - handle problems with morale, turnover, productivity, and loyalty.
• Disciplining your staff - coach the wayward employee and document any disciplinary actions.
• Terminating workers - planning termination and dealing with unemployment claims.

• Financial statements - income, balance sheets, position and owners' equity.
• Business ratios - financial data, liquidity, profitability and efficiency.
• Cost/volume/profit analysis - true operation costs and optimal operation level.

• Home office - setting up a home office and complying with zoning restrictions.
• Offices outside the home - purchase vs. lease, location and how much space will be needed?
• Equipment - what you need, how to acquire it and obtain the best usage.
• Business Vehicles - purchasing, maintaining, and selling vehicles for business.
• Protecting your business and assets - preparing for and preventing loss.
• Safety in the workplace - OSHA rules/regulations and general safety programs.

• Payroll tax obligations - collecting and paying required employee taxes.
• Federal income tax obligations - income tax planning and daily operations.
• Sales tax obligations - collecting and paying sales taxes.
• State tax obligations - state and local taxes, the necessary licensing, initial business formation fees, and filings on a state-by-state basis.