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MicroBUSINESS

Welcome to

MoneyWI$EA CONSUMER ACTION AND CAPITAL ONE PARTNERSHIP

Build a solid foundation

© 2011

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Micro Business Basics

MoneyWI$E

A joint financial education project of Consumer Action and Capital One.

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Topics we will cover:

What a micro business is.

How to anticipate the needs of a new business.

Business planning and bookkeeping.

Different ways that businesses are organized.

© 2009 Consumer Action

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Your expectations

What do you hope to get out of this seminar?

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Micro businesses

Micro businesses are very small companies run by their owners with few or no employees.

They are often home-based, with annual sales under $250,000.

Many micro businesses start with a hobby or a great idea.MoneyWI$E

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Growing micro businesses

Micro businesses can qualify for loans to help them grow into large regional, national or franchise businesses.

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Failure rate

The U.S. Small Business Administration says that more than half of small businesses fail in their first year.

Many businesses fail because they lack adequate funding.

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Ready for business?

Some people are better off as employees rather than as business owners.

What issues do you think people who are thinking about starting a business must consider?

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A good businessperson has...

Discipline

Experience

Patience

People skills

Aptitude with numbers

• Can you think of other attributes you need to excel in business?

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Anticipating business needs Sound financial planning is

key to a successful business

Try to predict what it will cost to run your company

Prepare a budget that closely reflects your business plan**A written document that outlines your business idea and the steps you will take to make the venture succeed

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Business resources

SCORE, 800-634-0245 www.score.org

SBA, 800-827-5722 www.sba.gov

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Business vs. personal funds

Co-mingling personal and business transactions makes it hard to track business activity

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Business credit cards

Manage cash flow

Keep your business obligations separate from your personal obligations

Earn discounts on supplies, rental cars and other services

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Planning and bookkeeping

Keeping accurate, organized records is vital to the success of your business.

A lost receipt is a lost deduction

Lost deductions mean you pay more money in taxes.

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Business plan

One of the first documents you need to prepare

A business plan will help you focus your vision for your business

You can use your business plan to approach lenders and potential partners

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In a business plan

Your business purpose

Products or services

The company’s structure (sole proprietorship, partnership or limited liability company, for instance)

Short bios of key personnel

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Help in writing your plan

Community groups

SCORE

SBA

Free templates online

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Business bookkeeping

Monitor your profits and losses

Know the value of your business

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Start up costs

Many fast-growing companies are started with the founder’s personal savings, in some cases no more than $10,000.

Start-up funding should cover operating expenses for at least one year.

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Typical start-up costs

Salary needs

Initial costs

Direct costs

Overhead

Recurring costs

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Topics for the next session

Business structure

Finding funds for your business

SBA Loans

Reading a projected profit and loss statement

Government requirements

Micro business mistakes

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Welcome to Session Two

We will cover:

• Business structure and organization

• Finding funds for your business

• SBA Loans

• Reading a projected profit and loss statement

• Government requirements

• Top five micro business mistakes MoneyWI$E

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Structure/organization

Businesses can be established legally in different ways

This is known as its business structure or organization

No one legal structure is best for all micro businessesMoneyWI$E

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Sole proprietorships and partnerships

Sole proprietorships are one-person businesses

Partnerships are businesses formed by two or more owners

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Corporations

A corporation is a legal entity, organized under state or federal laws

It is legally separate from the people who own it

Corporation owners are usually protected from personal liability

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Limited liability companies

Known as LLCs

Combines features of sole proprietorships, partnerships and corporations

LLCs can help business owners protect their personal assets

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Finding funding

Use your own money

Find a partner or investor with cash to invest

Borrow funds

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Credit

A business loan or business line of credit can help you meet your business needs

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Business credit cards

Business credit cards can help:

• Manage your cash flow

• Keep your business and personal obligations separate

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SBA Loans

The Small Business Administration (SBA) can help you prepare loan documents

It also guarantees loans

You pay for these services through fees when your loan is approved

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SBA sponsored lending

Loan guaranty programs

Building and renovation loans

Loan pre-approval services

Start-up financing and technical assistance for start-ups, newly established micro businesses and growing micro businesses

Federal contracting assistance

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SBA streamlines lending

Lower down payments

Longer terms

Lower interest rates

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Steps to an SBA loan

Ask the SBA for a list of banks in your area

Compare choices by contacting SBA lending officers at a few of the banks

Decide where you will apply

Compile the financial and business records required by the bank

The bank will submit your loan to the SBA for approval

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Government contracting

There are many opportunities for small business and minority- owned businesses to provide goods and services to the government.

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Class activity

Sample Projected Profit and Loss Statement

Take out the sample Projected Profit and Loss Statement worksheet

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Local and state requirements

Business licenses

Building permits

Health/occupational rules

Sales/income tax

Employee withholding

Workers’ compensation insurance

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Federal requirements

Verify your employees’ right to work in the U.S.

Withhold federal income taxes

Minimum wage, overtime and child labor laws

Make estimated income tax payments

Social Security and Medicare payments

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Micro business mistakes

Inadequate planning

Failure to discipline yourself financially

Insufficient cash reserves to sustain growth

Poor record-keeping

Excessive debt

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Questions and answers

We have reserved some time to answer your questions.

Please raise your hand if you have a question.

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Congratulations!

You have completed the MoneyWI$E seminar on Micro Business Basics

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