Keep your doors open
Biz 4 the Rest of UsŪ provides business continuity services for normal operations. This suite of services supports money and management, the two critical factors in small business success. - Our target businesses earn between $100K and $5 million in revenues.
- Our clients are in the construction, manufacturing, wholesale, retail, business services, arts and non-profit sectors.
Our website, seminars and newsletters will also improve your financial literacy and run your business more effectively.
Are you a small business?
A good practical definition is any business with less than 100 employees. Micro businesses have less than 10 employees and $250K in revenues.A realistic (that is, legal and financial) definition is any business that can get a loan from the Small Business Administration. Their criteria include some 'small businesses' having under $26 million in revenues. Try running these businesses with less than 100 employees!
Collectively, small businesses posted $25 trillion in revenue in 2007. Over 58% earn less than $50,000/year and over 86% earn less than $250,000/year.
Read our article Small Business? to learn more.
Control your finances
Do money problems keep you awake at night? Could they be worse than you imagine? Maybe things aren't as bad as you think. How much do you really know about your finances?Money is critical to your success. We help you identify and quantify financial problems.
- Do you know how much you have to sell to keep your doors open?
- What are the profit margins for your goods and services?
- Do you have enough cash? for how long?
- Do you know what it costs to keep a customer? or to get a new one?
- How long does it take the money you spend to return to your business?
- organize your financial records and keep them up to date,
- learn to read your financial statements to answer questions about your business,
- help you manage your cash and
- look at the money you spend over time.
Working Smarter
Up to your neck in alligators? This might not be the right time to drain the swamp. We help you set priorities and take the long view to make your daily business activities more productive by using assessments that tailor business basics to your situation.- Do you have a goal or do you peddle faster and faster, hoping for the best?
- Do you have a plan? It's the best way to judge alternatives before taking an action you will come to regret.
- Do you have a budget? Is it consistent with your goals?
- Do you have that nagging feeling something could be wrong?
Automate!
Are you running your business or is it running you? Do you really like being the chief juggler in charge? Are opportunities passing you by because your business can't do any more work?- Did you lose everything because the dog ate your data files?
- Are you still using ledger sheets to track your finances?
- Is the shopping cart on your website making your life easier or is it driving you crazy?
- Did you lose money when your equipment broke down because your maintenance contract had expired?
What's new?
Pardon our appearance. We are updating our website to serve you better.
What's an operating cycle? See the Biz Operating Cycle article for one of the most important small business metrics that summarizes your operations and finances.
Are all those numbers on your financials Greek to you? Do they make your eyes glaze over? Download The Biz Income Statement, our free booklet to guide your business to greater profits.
Thinking about making money from your website with a shopping cart. See Shopping Cart basics for help in making your decision.