Resources : Enhancing your business
The list below contains various files to assist you with different areas of your business.
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Expense account
Description:
This is an example of a director's monthly expense sheet with salary details.
Always adjust paperwork to suit your own requirements.
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Book-keeping
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This is an example of a simple book-keeping procedure on an Excel spreadsheet that can also be replicated on paper.
Always set up a book-keeping system that suits your needs and feel free to adapt this example
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Petty Cash
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This is the example of the petty cash analysis form used on the business start up course.
Always adapt book-keeping to suit your business
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Cash Flow Forecast Comparisons
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Spreadsheet showing how once a cash flow forecast has been constructed - how to use that cash flow to monitor the progress of the business - but puting the "actual" figures alongside the "forecast" figures
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Cash Flow Forecast
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The example of a cash flow forecast for a start up business.
Ensure that the cash flow reflects your busness' income and expenditure.
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Book-keeping - with a Director's Loan Account
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An example of a cash analysis book-keeping system that incorporates a director's loan account (for limited companies).
Always set up a book-keeping system that suits and reflects your business.
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22528 KB
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Setting up a Business - the 39 Steps
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A document to prompt you to consider all the aspects that may need research or more knowledge when considering a business.
Set up on one page of A4 a guide to help you think through what you need to consider and what you need to do.
This list is not exhaustive
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Business Plan Guidelines for a Childcare Setting
Description:
These are guidelines written to help those in a childcare write a business plan.
If a setting needs additional help then refer to your development worker
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Business Plan Guideline
Description:
This sets out topic headings and a few ideas as to what may be included under each heading.
All business plans must be tailored to suit each indiviudal business.
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Example invoices
Description:
These are examples of invoices - for both VAT registered and non-VAT registered business; a blank example and a completed example - ensure that it is tailored to suit your needs
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38400 KB
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Val's Baker's Dozen Rules of Business
Description:
These are some of the "Rules of Business" which I have used and found successful.
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Profit and Loss Account
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This is a simple example of a Profit and Loss Account.
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27136 KB
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Survival Budgets
Description:
These are examples of how to prepare a survival budget. The first is for the individual to know how much they need to live on. The second is the budget of how much the business needs to survive to be able to pay its basic expenses. Once these figures are known then these figures can be transferred to the expenditure section of the cash flow forecast
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The ACT Business Plan
Description:
There are many forms of business plan. This is the preferred outline of a business plan for those working with ACT and the ACT mentor
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Charitable Organisations
Description:
Updated information for charities at April 08 regarding "public benefit", "avoiding governance pitfalls" and "think about change". This is a newsletter from the solicitors Foot Anstey who have kindly allowed the reproduction of their newsletter on this site.
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Business Link Dorset Start up Course
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This set of documents accompanies the Business Link Dorset Start up course as tutored by Val Moore. They are free to download. Interested in starting a business ? Then talk to Business Link about the course on 01202 785478 or 785412
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