Faith Glasgow is a finance journalist who regularly contributes to national broadsheets and finance publications including Money Observer, Investor's Chronicle, and Moneywise magazine.

• Introduction 1Book I: Getting Started 7Chapter 1: Preparing for Business 9Chapter 2: Structuring Your Business 25Chapter 3: Testing Feasibility 45Chapter 4: Preparing the Business Plan 67Chapter 5: Finding the Money 83Chapter 6: Operating Effectively 113Chapter 7: Improving Performance 135Book II: Accounting Basics 155Chapter 1: Getting Down to Bookkeeping Basics 157Chapter 2: Outlining Your Financial Roadmap with a Chart of Accounts 177Chapter 3: Keeping a Paper Trail 193Chapter 4: Surveying Computer Options 223Chapter 5: Controlling Your Books, Your Records, and Your Money 233Chapter 6: Tracking Your Purchases and Counting Your Sales 249Book III: Reporting Results 277Chapter 1: Profit Mechanics 279Chapter 2: Developing a Balance Sheet 309Chapter 3: Cash Flow and the Cash Flow Statement 321Book IV: Managing the Finances 343Chapter 1: Managing Profit Performance 345Chapter 2: Forecasting and Budgeting 367Chapter 3: Choosing the Right Ownership Structure 391Chapter 4: Cost Conundrums 409Chapter 5: Choosing Accounting Methods 427Chapter 6: Professional Auditors and Advisers 449Book V: Employing Staff 465Chapter 1: Working Out the Wages 467Chapter 2: Employee Payroll and Benefits 479Chapter 3: Completing Year-End Payroll and Reports 505Chapter 4: Adding Up the Bill for Time Off 517Chapter 5: Figuring Out Final Payments 527Chapter 6: Making Provision for Life after Work 539Book VI: Keeping On Top of Tax 555Chapter 1: Working for Yourself 557Chapter 2: Considering Your Company’s Status 571Chapter 3: Taxes, Taxes, and More Taxes 587Chapter 4: Adding the Cost of VAT 605Index 621

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