How To Make Ends Meet When You Own A Business
Although owning your own business may be the “best thing I ever did,” it has its drawbacks, especially in the early days. Many people have unrealistic ideas about business ownership, thinking that it’s going to provide them this six figure income right from the first day, especially those who buy into a franchise or established retail business. When they find out that they aren’t earning the income they thought they would, they begin to worry that they have made a mistake in judgment and worry about making ends meet. Pre-planning solves a great deal of stress that is involved when building your business during its early creation.
The reason many new business owners have trouble making ends meet is because they fail to plan properly for the days that are going to yield less income. On average, it takes a new business anywhere from three to five years to turn a decent profit. That is true even of a franchise since those early days will involve more income going to the franchise corporation than the franchise owner, so you have to make sure that you plan for that. How can you plan for those early...