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How to Forecast Sales

Up and Running

Sales forecasting is much easier than you think, and much more useful than you imagine. Instead, it’s about assumptions, expectations, drivers, tracking, and management. You review and revise your forecast regularly. Since sales are intimate with costs and expenses, the forecast helps you budget and manage.

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How to Manage Supply Chain Planning Like a Pro

YoungUpstarts

From manufacturing to sales to finance, the supply chain routinely fails to command the respect it deserve. For manufacturing startups, here are several ways to achieve effective supply chain management: Understand Your Supply Chain Elements. Develop Relationships with Supply Chain Partners.

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3 Simple Tips From A CPA For Managing Your Online Business’ Finances

YoungUpstarts

by Dustin Pfluger, Partner at BKM Sowan Horan, LLP. However, other aspects such as forecasting and accounting are equally as important in ensuring that a business continues to grow. How to Properly Manage Your Online Business Finances Right from the Start. Be familiar with sales tax. Get help from the experts.

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Better business forecasting – Part Two

NZ Entrepreneur

In Part 1 of this two-part series on forecasting, we discussed why it’s important for any size or type of business to get into the habit. Then we looked at four ways to help improve your forecasting accuracy. Does the forecast stack up when you express it in non-financial terms? Step away from the forecast.

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Use agile budgeting to manage your cash

David Teten

Instead of budget approvals, monitor key metrics and give managers more flexibility. How should a growth company manage their budget? I encourage entrepreneurs to correct course with a re-forecast early and often. The organization replaced the budget with a quarterly forecasting and planning process.…

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People Management: Startup Teams Should Dip but not Skip

Both Sides of the Table

As your organization grows and you hire senior staff where you are no longer managing every employee directly the issue of how to manage people that are not your “direct&# reports arises. An obvious example would be in sales. It might tell you that you need better sales training or to hone your key selling messages.

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Startup Tax Planning for Better Cash Flow Management

Up and Running

Small business owners know a larger than expected tax bill could put a wrench in their company’s cash flow management , a scenario everyone is eager to avoid. But accurately forecasting your tax obligations may seem difficult, particularly when you’re busy running a company. Not only that, tax laws change from year to year.