Forecast Your Future (eBook)

How Small Businesses Exchange Stress and Chaos for Cash and Clarity

Shane Bender (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
214 Seiten
Bender CFO Services (Verlag)
978-1-64085-304-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Is it possible to predict your financial future? Most business owners spend more time focused on the weather forecast than the status and forecast of their business. The truth is that the weather changes very quickly and is uncontrollable, but our business forecast is much more in our control. Do you understand where your business is today financially? Do you know where you are headed? What if you could see into the future of your business? What if you had less stress, chaos, and uncertainty, and more influence over where you are going financially? For nearly 20 years, Author and CFO, Shane Bender, has worked closely with concerned business owners and leaders who are stuck in a seemingly uncontrollable financial cycle. In his book, Forecast Your Future, he will show you how to: *; Understand where you are today in your business and why this matters. *; Determine your financial destination. *; Acquire the tools, skills, and habits needed to get to your destination as fast as possible. *; Assess and adjust your financial model to help you make quick decisions, build reliability, increase adaptability, grow profits, save time, and enhance impact.

Inhalt

IntroductionPart 1: Understand Where You Are TodayThe first step in a journey is to know where you are today.  This concept makes sense when you are taking a trip, or you need directions to get somewhere. It is essential to know where you are before you can get to the destination. This same concept works for a business. You should know your revenue, expenses, profit, and cash flow.  Before you start getting overwhelmed we will talk about how to do this in an efficient and affordable way.Ch. 1 – Lessons From a Squirrel and a Drain ClogCh. 2 - Financial Mindset MattersCh. 3 – Overcome Fear of the NumbersCh. 4 – 10 Ways Businesses Act Like a TeenagerCh. 5 - Developing an Abundance Mindset Through Life’s ChangesCh. 6 – Common Small Business Financial QuestionsPart 2: Determine Your DestinationI get how hard this can be as a business owner.  We come up with ideas all the time. The revenue targets change, and we can adjust strategy quickly.  We are small and nimble, but this can also be dangerous.  It is best to assess a destination and focus on a goal.  We will discuss how to do this while remaining flexible to changes in the industry, economy, and financial situation.Ch. 7 – To Plan or Not to PlanCh. 8 – It All Starts With RevenueCh. 9 – How to Spend WiselyCh. 10 – Ways to Focus on ProfitsCh. 11 – Where is the Cash Going?Part 3: How do I Reach Your Destination FasterMost businesses want to get to their goal faster.  I believe that if you aren’t growing, you are dying.  If you aren’t learning, then you are becoming obsolete. In this section, we will discuss strategies that involve a combination of people, processes, and profits to help you get to your destination quickly.Ch. 12: 10 Ways to Stay DisciplinedCh. 13: Focus on StrengthsCh. 14: Why Consistency is PowerfulCh. 15: What Can We Do to Add ValueCh. 16: The Keys to Productive ImprovementsCh. 17: How Focused Goals Help You Move FasterPart 4: Assess and AdjustNo matter the size of a business, you must assess and adjust. I like the quote from former United States President Dwight Eisenhower who said, “In preparing for battle I found that plans were useless, but planning was indispensable.” In this section, we will unpack what this means. How often should you assess your business and when to adjust?  How do you know when you should adjust? Ch. 18: Keeping ScoreCh. 19: Business Development PlanCh. 20: Income Statement AssessmentCh. 21: Goals AssessmentCh. 22: The Financial ModelCh. 23: A Useful DashboardCh. 24: Ideas to Stay on TrackCh.25: Next Steps to GrowthAppendix 1 – Mechanics of the Forecast ModelTemplates to download that help anyone build a forecast model.You can access them here:  https://www.bendercfoservices.com/forecast-templatesAppendix 2 – Call to Clarity QuestionsThese are questions at the end of each chapter.  They are designed to apply a concept from the chapter to apply to real life.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.9.2018
• Vorwort: Kary Oberbrunner
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Bewerbung / Karriere
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Planung / Organisation
• Schlagworte: Business Ownership • clarity • Entrepreneurship • Finance • Finances • Financial • financial stress • focus • Forecasting • Personal development • side hustle • Small Business
• ISBN-10: 1-64085-304-9 / 1640853049
• ISBN-13: 978-1-64085-304-1 / 9781640853041