Two Plus Two Always Equals Four: Guide for Small Business Owners Who Want to Make Profits.
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William Weber
WILLIAM WEBER is professor emeritus of history at California State University, Long Beach.
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Two Plus Two Always Equals Four - William Weber
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Chapter one
Business is a Group Activity
When I meet a business owner for the first time I begin a discussion with the same question; ‘Are you making money?’ If the answer is ‘yes’ I ask, ‘How do you know?’ If the answer is ‘no’ I ask the same question, ‘How do you know?’ You see if people go into business to make money, shouldn’t they know if they are indeed making money? Every business owner says that they want to make money but few ever know if they are actually making a profit. Many times they point to their Profit/Loss statement and say, ‘See, I made money last year’. I then ask, ‘Where is it? They rarely have an answer to that question. I see record keeping in a business the same way I see keeping score in the program at a baseball game. As you watch the game, you record every play. By putting numbers into the boxes, you document who hit the ball, who caught the ball, where did they throw it, and the result of that play. When the game is over you have a permanent record of the activities. Six months later, you can look at the scorecard and relive that game. Your financial records should be your way to relive what happened, even six months ago. True cost accounting can do just that. However, many business owners view their financial records as reports required to prepare tax