June 23rd, 2008
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 13th, 2008
A business wimp (whether small business or large corporation) is a venture with inadequate Working Capital.
A business wimp will be forced to incur debt or inordinately prolong accounts payable so that it gets into trouble with suppliers. Not having adequate Working Capital will place the business in an unsustainable cycle of debt.
The business wimp […]
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May 24th, 2008
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 10th, 2008
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
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 7th, 2008
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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May 3rd, 2008
Working Capital funds the cost of the labor & materials that go into the goods you sell or the services you render (i.e., your Cost of Goods Sold or Cost of Sales) and what you use to pay for salaries, rent, office supplies, etc (i.e., your operating expenses). In most businesses (specially where goods […]
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May 2nd, 2008
Working Capital funds the cost of the labor & materials that go into the goods you sell or the services you render (i.e., your Cost of Goods Sold or Cost of Sales) and what you use to pay for salaries, rent, office supplies, etc (i.e., your operating expenses). In most businesses (specially where goods […]
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May 1st, 2008
Working Capital funds the cost of the labor & materials that go into the goods you sell or the services you render (i.e., your Cost of Goods Sold or Cost of Sales) and what you use to pay for salaries, rent, office supplies, etc (i.e., your operating expenses). In most businesses (specially where goods […]
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