Architects and Home Builders: Organize your Business Finances - Sleep Soundly at Night!
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Purchase the Two Page Mini Business Plan™ today and discover how successful architects and home builders achieve their financial goals using Suzanne's sample Business Plans
You'll learn:
* How to create motivational GOALS
* How to develop proven growth strategies
* How to select marketing tactics to attract new clients
* How to make your brand stand out
* You need a written Business Plan in order to create the life you want
One of the biggest mistakes architects and home builders make is not having a Business Plan. I remember a client years ago: My home-design-builder client drove up in a huge pickup truck, cell phone in one hand, blue prints in the other. Frazzled and discombobulated he said "Am I late?"
I got a quick look inside his truck. Papers were strewn everywhere. Receipts, credit card bills, and other byproducts of owning a successful yet unorganized business.
"I can't seem to find anything and my CPA says I need to get my act together."
I said "This keeps coming up. When do you want to do something about it?"
If you're an architect, home builder, or home designer, you are most likely in a similar predicament. You're good at what you do, but not so good at running a business. This article will at help you organize your business finances so that your CPA will be happy and you can sleep soundly at night.
Is there a better way to organize your business finances other than throwing everything into your pickup truck? You bet. Follow the steps below to create a simple, yet functional way to organize your business and live a more carefree life.
Step 1 – Get a three ring Binder - A 2” or 3” binder would be adequate for most architects or home builders. You'll be using one binder for each year you are in business going forward. All details pertaining to your business will be in one place so that you won't have to go searching for anything. On the cover type the name of your business and the year.
Step 2 – Purchase a Three Hole Punch and an accordion folder – You'll be putting all receipts in your accordion folder and then placing them in the three ring binder every day when you get back to the office. All papers and correspondence will fit neatly into your binder.
Step 3 - Get a Zipper Compartment – Purchase a plastic zipper compartment from an office supply store to hold small receipts.
Step 4 – Hire an Accountant and Purchase Accounting Software – Get yourself accounting software like QuickBooks or Microsoft Small Business so that you can track your finances. Professional architects and home designers track their profits and losses using the right tools and analyze their financials regularly. Start tracking sales and expenses at the beginning of the year for best results.
Step 5 – THE SYSTEM: Arrange paperwork in your binder according to month. Keep all receipts, credit card statements, bank statements, and sales tax reports (make sure your accountant reconciles these monthly). At the end of each month, run a Profit and Loss Statement and a Balance Sheet (collectively known as Financial Statements). Use the Financials as separators for each month. File small receipts that can’t be hole-punched in the zipper compartment at the back of your binder.
Step 6 – CLOSE IT OUT – At the end of each year, reconcile your accounts, print your annual Financial Statements, and close out your year. Put the binder away and start a new one for the New Year. Give your accountant or CPA a copy of your QuickBooks file to prepare your income tax return.
Tips:
- Only handle receipts one time. Review them. Record them in your software program. File them in your binder.
- Get a business credit card for your company. Any outstanding balance will not appear on your personal credit history. This way you can maintain separate business and personal expenses. If you ever need to carry a balance, you can easily determine the tax-deductible interest.
- Consult with your accountant or CPA regarding what is and is not tax deductible.
- Make an appointment with yourself one to two hours a week to do your business finance organization. Hire an accountant to do the detailed work, but never hand it off to them – always review and ask questions. Never lose control of your business finances.
This system is one way to organize your architect or home builder business finances. If you would like an easy way to to organize your business for financial success, you may want to consider writing a Business Plan.
This is what you get with the Two Page Mini Business Plan:
1. Two-Page Mini Business Plan™, PDF Template – For brainstorming and hand-written notations
2. Two-Page Mini Business Plan™, Word Template – To create your final Digital Business Plan for saving and printing as needed
3. Seventeen Page Instruction E-Book - The Six Step Guide to Writing a Business Plan That will bring you the income and free time you've been seeking!Here are the Bonuses you get for ordering today:
Sample Business Plans with Goals:
• BONUS - Sample - Architect - Home Builder - Business Plan• BONUS - Many other industry Business Plans
• BONUS - The Success Book Daily Action Planner – How to focus on your goals
• BONUS - Marketing Activities Idea Bank - loaded with marketing ideas to build your business
• BONUS - Marketing Calendar Spreadsheet - enter all your marketing tactics into the color-coded excel calendar to plan your activities efficiently
• BONUS - Marketing Return On Investment Spreadsheet - measure your marketing results to determine what you should do more of and what you should let go
• Important BONUS!! Emailed E-Course - Written by Suzanne Muusers - coach to successful entrepreneurs -this ecourse is all about how to build a profitable, branded business. This six day automated E-Course is emailed directly to you and will give you tips, tools, strategies, and unique ideas you can use to write a Business Plan of true value.
WHY was this program created?
My name is Suzanne Muusers. I'm an ICF-Credentialed Marketing Coach. I have been coaching successful entrepreneurs since 2004. I found that my clients were reluctant to complete the typical thirty-plus page business plan, so I developed this two page Business Plan program with sample business plans. Business owners can quickly pinpoint the strategies and activities needed to grow their business. This program contains everything I have learned from coaching successful entrepreneurs for many years.
What does this program cost?
Regular Price $199.95
Introductory Price $59.00 (US Dollars)
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About the Author:
Suzanne Muusers has been coaching successful architects, homebuilders, and entrepreneurs since 2004. She coaches clients on business management, creating a business plan and marketing plan, and developing a BRAND for their business so that they don't look like every other entrepreneur in the crowded marketplace.
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