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5 Proven Finance Management Tips for Small Businesses

September 25, 2017 By Pankaj Verma 14 Comments

Managing money is one of the most important parts of any business, whether big or small. If a company wishes to survive in the midst of tough industry competition as well as a volatile and uncertain economy, it needs to implement proper finance management.

5 Proven Finance Management Tips for Small Businesses

Small businesses, in particular, need to be cautious from the get-go when managing their finances because they don’t have a cushion to fall back on.

Having a good idea is not enough to run a business. You need to have a proper financial structure that can actually generate a profit in the long term. You cannot afford to make rudimentary mistakes. Even one of them could potentially end your business.

So how should you navigate the tricky and dangerous financial waters? Listed below are some great finance management tips that can assist small businesses with their monetary challenges.

Table of Contents

  • Help Your Finance Management with a Realistic Budget
  • Keep Personal and Business Finances Separate
  • Maintain Your Working Capital Levels
  • Opt for Cloud Computing Solutions
  • Avoid Unnecessary Spending
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Help Your Finance Management with a Realistic Budget

Most of the time, people see making a financial budget as a chore, and an unnecessary one at that. They consider it nothing more than regular paperwork.

In reality, having a budget can make or break your business in the long run. Having a budget, especially a realistic one, is essential because it tells you how you can move forward financially.

The purpose of your budget is not to lock you into any decisions. Rather, it serves as a guide to making them. A budget can also come in handy for finding out if your projected levels of income justify the expansion and growth plans of your business.

The budget helps to identify which aspects of your business you need to push harder and where you should cut back in order to maintain your desired level of spending.

Keep Personal and Business Finances Separate

You should never treat your personal and business finances as one component. A lot of small business owners don’t realize the importance of keeping these two areas separate until it is too late.

You need to keep all your business expenditures separate from your personal ones. Doing so enables you to keep track of your outlays and control them when necessary.

You should also have a separate bank account so that you can make and receive payments without muddling your personal accounts.

Maintain Your Working Capital Levels

Even the most profitable businesses will eventually face insolvency if they don’t have sufficient levels of working capital.

Working capital is essentially the money you use for dealing with the day-to-day expenses that come with running a business.

How will you buy more inventory or pay your staff if you don’t have any money? If you are running short on cash, you can always apply for working capital loans.

These loans are easy to obtain and don’t require any collateral. You can get them quickly and fix your working capital issues in order to avoid bankruptcy.

Opt for Cloud Computing Solutions

According to the latest reports, a large number of small businesses have opted to use finance management solutions based in the cloud.

These platforms lower the barriers to entry in the market because they are either free or available at a very low cost. It turns out that using technology for a job is more cost-effective than hiring additional employees is.

Moreover, you don’t need a lot of technical expertise to use these cloud-based solutions because they have a small learning curve.

Avoid Unnecessary Spending

One of the best finance management tips for a small business is to cut costs and avoid unnecessary spending as much as possible.

You might be tempted to buy the best furniture or get the best machine. But it is better to focus on getting the business off the ground before you make any major investments that can blow a hole in your budget.

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Pankaj Verma has worked as a freelance writer for the last 4 years. He specializes in the Technology and Business niches.

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Comments

  1. Robin Williams says

    September 15, 2020 at 7:44 am

    Learning how to manage money for businesses is much easier than we think. The points that you’ve mentioned in your article will definitely help the business owners on finance management. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Bill says

    March 20, 2020 at 10:12 am

    This is very helpful. Thanks for sharing your information to newbie entrepreneurs and business managers just starting out.
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  3. Tracy says

    November 26, 2019 at 3:16 am

    In managing business you can hire accountants and bookkeepers to keep track of your financial and also use software to calculate your expenses.
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  4. Ruhan Mahmud says

    August 21, 2019 at 2:03 pm

    You discussed five key point for small business. Thanks for valuable tips on money management for small business.
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  5. Addy Brown says

    April 10, 2018 at 8:31 am

    Hi..
    This article is really useful for those who are running their businesses.As we all know managing money is very important for running a small business.
    Loved it..
    Thank you…

    Reply
  6. Mark says

    October 28, 2017 at 1:03 pm

    Very practical advice Pankaj.

    Attempting to run a successful business and or service,
    no matter what is a full time endeavor.

    And the issues of trying to run a successful business, only compound,
    if an aspiring entrepreneur, is not even aware of, the five proven tips
    you have elaborated on.

    Each and every manage tip you’ve shared, has the potential to help
    any profit seeking entrepreneur move forward, in a positive way.

    Thanks for sharing your five extremely helpful tips.

    Reply
  7. Avni says

    October 4, 2017 at 5:07 am

    Very well written.. informative article for newbie like me… best tip is avoid unnecessary spending..and start saving money on monthy basis…so it help in future during financial crisis

    Reply
  8. Salim says

    October 3, 2017 at 11:01 am

    The Finance Management is very very important one of every small business to make a well success path and your tip really excellent to aware every business people’s 🙂

    Good share 🙂

    Reply
  9. Small Business says

    October 2, 2017 at 6:41 am

    Hello,

    Thank you very much for sharing us 🙂 these awesome tips for up-scaling a small business. I am looking for an blog like this for ages! Keep up the beat work and i should save this one for my reference.

    Reply
  10. arshad says

    September 28, 2017 at 6:31 am

    its great .managing money is most important for any business thanks for sharing your information with us

    Reply
  11. Oranz says

    September 27, 2017 at 6:42 am

    Money management is one of the most important task in business. The tips you shared in this post is truly helpful . It was truly amazing for newcomers.

    Reply
  12. Sazzad Khan says

    September 26, 2017 at 12:22 pm

    This is an outstanding way . You guys are beautiful . You shared an impressive post . Thanks for it.
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  13. Adoration Man says

    September 26, 2017 at 6:33 am

    Hi,

    It’s a good article for someone who what to try something in bussiness ! Great ideas and nice work.

    Best regards !

    Reply
  14. Masood Malik says

    September 26, 2017 at 5:17 am

    Hello Pankag,

    I am convinced and agreed with your 5 headings and dissection in all. I want to say your article as a guide for the newbies like me 🙂

    Best wishes

    Masood Malik

    Reply

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