Small Business Finance All-in-One For Dummies, UK Edition

Introduction 1 Book I: Getting Started 7 Chapter 1: Preparing for Business 9 Chapter 2: Structuring Your Business 25 Chapter 3: Testing Feasibility 45 Chapter 4: Preparing the Business Plan 67 Chapter 5: Finding the Money 83 Chapter 6: Operating Effectively 113 Chapter 7: Improving Performance 135 Book II: Accounting Basics 155 Chapter 1: Getting Down to Bookkeeping Basics 157 Chapter 2: Outlining Your Financial Roadmap with a Chart of Accounts 177 Chapter 3: Keeping a Paper Trail 193 Chapter 4: Surveying Computer Options 223 Chapter 5: Controlling Your Books, Your Records, and Your Money 233 Chapter 6: Tracking Your Purchases and Counting Your Sales 249 Book III: Reporting Results 277 Chapter 1: Profit Mechanics 279 Chapter 2: Developing a Balance Sheet 309 Chapter 3: Cash Flow and the Cash Flow Statement 321 Book IV: Managing the Finances 343 Chapter 1: Managing Profit Performance 345 Chapter 2: Forecasting and Budgeting 367 Chapter 3: Choosing the Right Ownership Structure 391 Chapter 4: Cost Conundrums 409 Chapter 5: Choosing Accounting Methods 427 Chapter 6: Professional Auditors and Advisers 449 Book V: Employing Staff 465 Chapter 1: Working Out the Wages 467 Chapter 2: Employee Payroll and Benefits 479 Chapter 3: Completing Year-End Payroll and Reports 505 Chapter 4: Adding Up the Bill for Time Off 517 Chapter 5: Figuring Out Final Payments 527 Chapter 6: Making Provision for Life after Work 539 Book VI: Keeping On Top of Tax 555 Chapter 1: Working for Yourself 557 Chapter 2: Considering Your Company’s Status 571 Chapter 3: Taxes, Taxes, and More Taxes 587 Chapter 4: Adding the Cost of VAT 605 Index 621