Biz Start-ups 

Biz 4 the Rest of Us wants to help you celebrate your first business anniversary, your second, your third and your 10th anniversary. Small businesses survive with good management and enough cash. You don't just wake up with a successful business one shiny day five years later--you get there one step at a time. Each step should move you towards the goals that will eventually build your business. 

  • You need to know the steps that will take you to your goal,
  • you need to know how far you've come,
  • you need to get where you want to be and
  • be able to recognize your achievements when you get where you want to go.

This requires goal setting, planning and measuring your progress. Biz 4 the Rest of Us® helps you write your plan, measure your results and make adjustments along the way.

Getting started

Why does such a great idea need a plan? The two failure modes for new businesses are poor management and not enough money. Planning is a key to managing your business. Putting your ideas and goals on paper saves time and money because

  • there's a big difference between a good idea and a good business,
  • you look at the whole business, not just your great idea,
  • thinking before acting improves results and
  • review and feedback from another business owner is golden.

Order The Biz Plan That Works today! Your Biz Plan That Works includes a broad financial plan. How much money will you need, why do you need it and when?

Now that you have a plan, you need a way to track spending. You have some alternatives

  • you can do nothing and stay awake at night
  • you an do a separate spreadsheet for each week or month and drive yourself crazy
  • you can set up a set of books yourself, spend your time learning to use a new tool (and do it wrong anyway) instead of building your business
  • or you can hire a bookkeeper and do it right.

You'll look better with some sleep! You'll be more patient with less aggravation! Contact us to set up your books, set financial goals, build a budget to measure your progress and reduce your financial risk.

We can help you

  • Write a useful business plan: Spend your time and energy on a plan that actually helps you start your business.
  • Organize your financial records: Most QuickBooks problems result from setting the books up incorrectly. Biz 4 the Rest of Us offers startup services for businesses who want to keep their own books or we will take care of the details for you.
  • Protect critical information: We install virus, spyware and adware protection on your computer, setup a file back-up system and train you to monitor your system for problems. 
  • Extend the useful life of your major purchases: We organize your warranties and maintenance schedules so you can take advantage of all the services you paid for.
  • Build a company that works while you are on vacation: We help you build processes and procedures one at a time so others can run your business in your absence.

Measure your progress

Money is not only a good measure of progress, it's the ultimate score card for a business. The score card below shows how the cost of doing business moves from your pocket to an investment for your future.

  • We will help you write a plan to make these transitions,
  • Show you where you are in the process of moving your business from an expense to an income,
  • Encourage you to look at the big picture of progress as you make changes to improve your business and
  • Show you how to set prices and build profits. 

Biz 4 the Rest of Us® helps you know when you've made progress, why you made it, how you did it and how you can improve on your success. We see the big picture from a different perspective and help you find simple solutions that you understand and can build on.