Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Bank Reconcile: That time of the month.

If you are in business or managing a business, once a month you get a bank statement for each bank account. Many of us set the statement aside to look at later. (over 60% from my experience). Never to look at it again.

Others quickly review the checks, deposits and bank charges... Assume everything is correct and move on. (30% or so of us).

The rest (about 10%) diligently reconcile our business records to the bank statement, making corrections or adjustments as needed. Knowing exactly where we are, balance wise.

What do you do? If you don't reconcile, why? If you do reconcile, how do you go about this dreaded task?

Take a moment and let us know what you do and perhaps provide suggestions to help all of us work on this, neglected area of month management choices.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Cash Flow Management

Cashflow is the life blood of every business. Tell us of your success or issues in handling your business cashflow. Let us know the tools you use to wrestle this demon of business.