Contents
Chapter I: Getting Off to a Strong Start
Staging Your Business for Financial Success
True Costs and Key Financial Drivers
Preventing Cash Flow Worries and Woes
Understanding the Credit Industry
Getting Your Financial House in Order
Finding and Working with the Right Accountant
Managing Your Relationship with Your Lender
Your Business Plan: An Overview
The Financing Section in Your Business Plan
Chapter II: Methods of Financing
Acquiring Financing or Funding
Getting Money from the Government
The Risks and Rewards of Borrowing from Family and Friends
Using Collateral to Your Advantage
What’s the Lender Looking for?
How to Behave When Applying for a Loan
Chapter III: Growing Your Business
Getting a Second Round of Funding
Chapter IV: Avoiding the Roadblocks
The Dilemma of Stagnated Success
How Much Should You Share with Employees?
Chapter V: Day-to-Day Financing
The True Cost of Money and Opportunity
The Annoying Ambiguity of Business Banking
Time Is Money—How to Get More of Both
What is Your Business Really Worth?
Appendix: A Detailed View of How to Write a Business Plan