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Archive for the ‘Accounts Payable’ Category

June 23rd, 2008

NEW BEGINNINGS IN A CHALLENGING ECONOMY: Putting your business on the road to profitability & growth

Many start-up businesses stop at determining their beginning Equity. After putting up the initial capital for your business, you have to determine the optimum Working Capital to position your business on the road to profitability and growth.
Specially during these times of high transportation costs and constricted markets, f you do not put up enough […]

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June 15th, 2008

RECESSION? WHAT FORTUNE 500 & OTHER BLUE CHIPS CAN DO TO MITIGATE 2

The downward spiral in a recession (downsizing & cutbacks > unemployment > loss-of-purchasing power > cuts-in-production > more unemployment > more loss-of-purchasing-power > and on and on) can be mitigated if the Fortune 500 & Blue Chip corporations (which remain profitable, recession or not) […]

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June 14th, 2008

RECESSION? WHAT FORTUNE 500 & OTHER BLUE CHIPS CAN DO TO MITIGATE 1

One of the greatest problems of a prolonged recession is the downward spiral that corporations (large & small) cause by their survival strategies. As companies downsize & cutback, unemployment causes loss of purchasing power in the market place which make companies bring down production levels which causes more unemployment which causes more loss of […]

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May 31st, 2008

ACCOUNTING FOR LIVING 4

I’ve always maintained that accounting is also for business. It’s concepts, relationships among accounts, system of balances are applicable in almost anything in life.
Accounting Solver presents a Balance Sheet for Living:
Just like Cash in a business Balance Sheet, Health in the Balance Sheet for Living is much affected by Liabilities. Among the Liabilities in […]

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May 24th, 2008

ACCOUNTING FOR THE PARETO PRINCIPLE 6: Which 20% of a Small Business is Critical

The Pareto Priniciple (also called the 80% - 20% Rule) has been applied in a variety of fields & disciplines; e.g., business management, time management, management of sales people, project management, development economics, etc. Basically, the Pareto Principle states: in any endeavor, a 20% segment can explain the status of almost anything […]

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May 14th, 2008

TAKING CHANCES 3: Betting on a sure thing

Whenever you use your credit card for a purchase or any expense payable through a credit card, the issuing bank or credit card company is betting that you will not pay your whole balance within the free 30-day grace period and they will earn revenues from your account. By paying the whole balance before […]

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May 10th, 2008

SYNERGY BETWEEN ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE & ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 4

Accounts receivable and accounts payable are reciprocal accounts. Your business’ accounts receivable are the accounts payable of the community you serve and your accounts payable are the accounts receivable of the community (e.g., suppliers).
Specially for small businesses, it is best if the relationships are not just cold impersonal exchanges of goods and dollars. […]

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May 9th, 2008

SYNERGY BETWEEN ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE & ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 3

AccountingSolver received an insightful comment from Mary Schaeffer, Author Controller & CFO’s Guide to Accounts Payable (John Wiley & Sons 2007) & 12 other business books, Editorial Director Accounts Payable Now & Tomorrow (http://ap-now.com/blog/):
“I just read a post on another blog recommending payment stretching as a way of improving cash flow. And, to be honest, […]

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May 8th, 2008

SYNERGY BETWEEN ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE & ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 2

In order to avoid undue pressure on your cash (as the increase in Sales pushes up your Cost of Goods), you have to make sure that your accounts receivable & accounts payable are synchronized. You have to make sure that the number of days in which you collect your accounts receivable (i.e., credit sales) […]

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May 7th, 2008

HOW TO GROW SALES 3: Synergy between accounts receivable & accounts payable

One of the most effective ways of stimulating sales is by injecting a credit program into your sales program (i.e., set up an accounts receivable).  If / when your credit program / accounts receivable results in a growth in Revenues as expected, your Cost of Goods will also grow in step with your Revenues.
In most […]

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