The Daily Business Calendar, To-Do Planner, and Enterprise Commentary

Lanette Zavala

Description

Starting a small business is more than a lifestyle change. The exploration, adventure, and risk that it involves have filtered out the smartest entrepreneurs who dared to plunge into an arena of the fast-pace corporate world. If your passion is met with determination and focus, you can employ yourself in order to survive as well as establish your new career in a very challenging yet rewarding driver's seat.

The Daily Business Calendar, To-Do Planner, And Enterprise Commentary can be used every calendar year. This planner offers the following:

- Daily practical business insights (including brief, relevant tips like business proposal writing and communicating)
- Two sample business proposals
- Bookkeeping set-up instructions

So, if you dare to start a new business, you have every reason to move forward on your journey with caution and even more reason to travel it with firm perseverance, expecting rewarding results - if you take your vision far more seriously than you took the day-job from which you may have resigned or been laid off. Go grab the bull by the horns.

Sujets

• Entrepreneuriat
• Gestion des ventes
• Management
• Sales
• Business
• Economics
• Selling
• Gestion et management
• Vente

Informations

• Publié par: eBookIt.com
• Date de parution: 06 décembre 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781456625931
• Langue: English

Extrait

The Daily Business Calendar, To-Do Planner, And Enterprise Commentary
 
 
by
Lanette Zavala

Copyright 2015 Lanette Zavala,
All rights reserved.
 
 
Published in eBook format by eBookIt.com
http://www.eBookIt.com
 
 
ISBN-13: 978-1-4566-2593-1
 
 
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the author. The only exception is by a reviewer, who may quote short excerpts in a review.

Introduction
Before you begin your daily journey through this planner/ebooklet, here are basic instructions for using the daily To-Do line at the end of each day. If you’re planning ahead, enter your targeted planned date as your keyword in the ebooklet, and mark that dated page on your electronic device. Then, select a command to make notes on that To-Do section; then, make the notes of your plans. Each electronic device will give you an opportunity to view your notes. With that feature, you can see an overview of your plans throughout the year.
 
Writing the daily commentaries that follow, I imagine myself providing business tips to my adult children and their cousins in the future. Practical advice on business principles is available in many forms. Certainly, it is presented here as tips and reminders 365 days each year – in a way I’d express to my own family in business.
Contents
January and February
Establishing Your Business And Your Role As Owner
 
March and April
Marketing And Presenting Your Business
 
May
Employee Relations
 
June
Customer and Supplier Relations
 
July and August
Lifestyle And Business
 
September
Organizing Your Administration
 
October , November , and December
Recaps, Summarizations, and Additional Commentaries
January
January 1
New Year’s Day
 
Are your documents in place for starting a new business?
 
1. A D.B.A. (or D.B.A. “Doing Business As” certificate). This is also referred to as an assumed name certificate . The form to complete is simple and can be obtained at your local county clerk’s office for a small fee. On the Internet, search for the location where you can file this form by key-wording your local county clerk’s office and D.B.A. You will be directed where to complete this very short process.
 
2. A Federal Tax I.D. Number. Also referred to as an EIN (“Employer Identification Number”), you can apply for this number either online via the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) website or in person at your IRS office.
 
3. Sales Tax Permit. For all taxable products and services, you will need to obtain this permit from your local state comptroller’s office.
 
4. Business Bank Account. Even though obtaining a business account is not mandatory, if you are doing business as a sole proprietor (assuming all liabilities of your establishment under most, if not all, cases) or as a partner (assuming the same risks with a partner), the existence of this account is essential. In order to obtain a business account, you will need a D.B.A. and EIN along with your state I.D. and the required upfront deposit set by the bank/account type of your choice.
 
5. You have the option to establish your business as a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) or as a corporation. Discuss with a certified public accountant or an attorney what your options are based on your interest if you have decided that you do not want to assume business-related risks as a sole proprietor or partner.
 
To Do for January 1:
 
[Above this paragraph, add your to-do list for this day by first entering this date as your keyword. Mark this dated page on your electronic device. Then, select your command to make notes in the form of your to-do on January 1.]

January 2
 
With your business documents in hand, what should be considered next?
 
Reality check. Officiating a new business with its mandatory, company-establishing documents (D.B.A., EIN, sales tax permit, and others) does not promise an entrepreneur survival in business. They do give that feel of hope to any optimistic person taking the risky plunge.
 
The much needed balance between realism and optimism – as well as the balance between self-employment flexibility and risk-taking – help form decisions that can potentially lead to sales. This balance, along with a promising business plan and a range of backup plans, should precede these routine steps of going into business.
 
To Do for January 2:
 
[Above this paragraph, add your to-do list for this day by first entering this date as your keyword. Mark this dated page on your electronic device. Then, select your command to make notes in the form of your to-do on January 2.]

January 3
 
Tips On Your Business Documents
 
1
In most cases, the first three listed items (D.B.A., EIN, sales tax permit) establish a small business in industries that do not require special licensing, degrees, or certification. In order to remain in compliance with all laws and industry trends, research licenses that you may need in order to operate your business.
 
2
As pointed out on January 2, your documents only state that you are officially in business. They cannot establish your company without the necessary mindset that will keep you in business.
 
3
With your documents in hand, the sky may not be the limit – in a literal context. But you will have the flexibility to strategize without bureaucratic hindrances of full-time employment. Success has occurred for many business owners who utilized this authority wisely.
 
To Do for January 3:
 
[Above this paragraph, add your to-do list for this day by first entering this date as your keyword. Mark this dated page on your electronic device. Then, select your command to make notes in the form of your to-do on January 3.]

January 4
 
Is your small business venture long-term or as short as a New Year’s Resolution?
 
New Year’s Day is often the onset of a resolution. The number of people who decided “this is the year to go into business” has never been the same number who decided to continue their business venture throughout the turbulent flight of their journey.
 
What will set you apart from others going into business for themselves will be such ongoing qualities as the following:
 
A Business Plan (one that is thoroughly researched, doable, and profitable)
Perseverance
Tenacity
Strategy
Key Contacts
Organization
Integrity
Quality Performance and Products
Verbal and Written Communication Skills
Dedication to providing excellent service
Wisdom on when to apply lenience and when to firmly say, “No.”
A Winning Personality
A team of trustworthy people who will work with you from inside as well as outside your company
 
Capital and good credit serve as the basis of a business’ success for only so long without these supporting attributes that can keep you in business. Without them, money can run out, and credit can become damaged.
 
To Do for January 4:
 
[Above this paragraph, add your to-do list for this day by first entering this date as your keyword. Mark this dated page on your electronic device. Then, select your command to make notes in the form of your to-do on January 4.]

January 5
 
Are you in business just for yourself?
 
Going into business was a difficult decision to make for my parents in 1977 and for my husband, with me at his side, in 2007. Their decisions were heartfelt.
 
The passion of impacting our family’s livelihood in the seventies and then again in 2007 yielded the same results: a roller coaster of successful ventures accompanied by many deep pitfalls. Survival was maintained by hundreds of revisits to the drawing board.
 
From where I’ve stood as an administrator in family business, I often agonized about decisions I couldn’t control from 2007 to the present, not owning the company. But my contributing advice is consistent through business hardship and successes. The advice is simple, but necessary to consider:
 
Always ask yourself how each decision you make will impact someone other than yourself? How will it impact your family? How will it impact those whom you employ and those with whom you work outside your company?
 
How you show regard working with the team of professionals and laborers around you will greatly reflect in your operations.
 
To Do for January 5:
 
[Above this paragraph, add your to-do list for this day by first entering this date as your keyword. Mark this dated page on your electronic device. Then, select your command to make notes in the form of your to-do on January 5.]

January 6
 
Tips About Self-Employment
 
1
Your initial excitement about going into business may be short-lived. But diligent effort, planning, and focus can result in the continued operation of your establishment.
 
2
Remember restructure when it’s necessary. On a regular basis, closely assess each business strategy and system (within your administrative, sales, and production operations) in order to know when to make adjustments.
 
3
Throw out the rigid practices that you may have learned in the workplace, where one global routine (likely a strict protocol) may have been the only way to get the job done within a team. If a large corporation’s method works against your bottom line to produce profit, be willing to design your own methods, which may consist of a far more practical strategy for you.
 
To Do for January 6:
 
[Above this paragraph, add your to-do list for this day by first entering this date as your keyword. Mark this dated page on your electronic device. Then, select your command to make notes in the form of your to-do on January 6.]

January 7
 
Is your small business endeavor a farewell to the full-time employment?
 
A massive layoff is sometimes a farewell to a dream job. Finding a well-paying job to replace the first one can be a challenge for many people. This is o