Financial Statements 101
"Do you know how to read a financial statement on your own? Do you know how to read your own personal and business financial statements?
Knowing how to do this is an essential skill not just for entrepreneurs but for everyone. However, for the entrepreneur having this skill can mean the difference between having a thriving business that continues to thrive and winding up in bankruptcy. The annals of the bankruptcy courts are strewn with cases of entrepreneurs who entrusted their accounting to others and, not knowing how to read the financial statements of their own businesses, were surprised when they found that the business was ultimately unsustainable. The purpose of this article [from The Cash Flow Blog] is to help prevent this from happening to you--and to arm you with the skills you need to structure your business to your benefit from the outset."
