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Thread: Budgeting and Cash Management
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12 Nov 2010 03:34 AM #1
Budgeting and Cash Management
The majority of companies never stick to their budgets to help them exceed their profit goals. Why? Because the owners believe that the time it takes to learn how to create and implement budgets isn’t worth it. They think that learning how to adjust to a new budget is annoying and hope that everything will fall into place–if they only keep selling more products, services, or anything, everything will be fine.
This is a big mistake. The point is that budgeting is the way to go about increasing profit margins and minimizing any costly mistakes. Budgeting lets you move your resources to places that give you the edge over your competitors rather than making decisions on a gut feeling.
Small business owners must control their business habits with some of the same techniques they use to manage everything else, and budgeting is the key to it all. Think about the following ideas to help you along your way.
Define Goals for Profit and Cash Flow
These are two very important and different kinds of goals to forecast and prevent any crippling surprises. You don’t think so? Remember that thousands of businesses with great profits have failed due to a lack of cash flow.
Work It With Passion
Budgeting isn’t something you spruce up to make yourself look good on paper. It has to be a coordinated effort by you and your employees. This makes budgeting a daily goal that takes time and insight, just like any long-term project your company is working on.
Your Budget Isn’t the Exception
Any business can have a budget. The real question is how much it takes and the ability to keep with it. Remember that your small business must have a budget and projections if you want to receive financial backing.
Keep It Sane
Budgeting down to the last shiny penny isn’t the way to handle things. Instead, budgeting is about reminding your employees to think about their actions at a level that is reasonable. If you control every imaginable expense, no matter how minuscule, the thought will drive you insane.
Practice Makes Perfect
No matter how hard it is to predict the future, your ability be accurate will improve, and you’ll be able to move closer to what you plan by sticking to your budget. Practice does make perfect.
Trade Off When You Can
You only have X amount of resources available to you. If you put all your money toward something you didn’t plan for, think about the other budgeting expenses that can be removed to pay for the unexpected item. If you don’t have the power to do this, you will habitually overspend, because you keep finding ways to spend more money.
Chart Your Results
Create a timeline that charts your expected date for budget completion. It will show you how much or how little you work your business activities and also includes your employees' participation.
Budget Questions to Ask Yourself
With your budget in the works, always ask your employees these question every 4 weeks:
- How are you doing with the budget?
- What should we do to increase our results next month?
- How can we focus on the positive and fend off the negative?
- What are we learning from this budget to make the next one even better?
Stick to these ideas, and your income statement will be more detailed, your bottom line more pleasing, and your anxiety levels lowered to the bare minimum.Over 150,000 Verified Sources + Deals 95% Off MSRP + Free Website!
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