A Story to Grow From: But I have an LLC!
It was a fine summer Monday, and Randy was feeling good that his business was finally getting requests for new jobs, more in line with business before the downturn.
He knew what a struggle it had been to stay afloat through the last two years. He felt that he would soon be able to catch up on his past due bills to suppliers. Too much brain damage dealing with constant collection calls and no money to satisfy them.
The Money Pump
This money pump represents the way you generate cash for your personal use. If you are an employee the outflow from the pump represents the cash generated for your employer from your efforts.
Your share is mostly represented as your wage. If the pump represents your business the outflow is the gross cash generated by the operations of the business.
How to Get Up and Running
or What to Do After Filing Your Articles
Warning! Contrary to some people's thinking, just filing Articles of Incorporation or Articles of Organization and receiving your Certificate of Authority as a corporation or limited liability company, does not make your business an operating entity
Business Help Resources
- Can You Use Independent Contractors?
- Doing Business in the 21st Century Electronic World
- How to Get Up and Running
- Notice to LLC Owners
- Ten Essential Business Functional Areas
- The Money Pump
- Understanding Risk Management
- What You Need to Know Before Starting a Business
- What You Need to Know When Your Business Needs Workers