Download or read book Profit First written by Mike Michalowicz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author of cult classics The Pumpkin Plan and The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur offers a simple, counterintuitive cash management solution that will help small businesses break out of the doom spiral and achieve instant profitability. Conventional accounting uses the logical (albeit, flawed) formula: Sales - Expenses = Profit. The problem is, businesses are run by humans, and humans aren't always logical. Serial entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz has developed a behavioral approach to accounting to flip the formula: Sales - Profit = Expenses. Just as the most effective weight loss strategy is to limit portions by using smaller plates, Michalowicz shows that by taking profit first and apportioning only what remains for expenses, entrepreneurs will transform their businesses from cash-eating monsters to profitable cash cows. Using Michalowicz's Profit First system, readers will learn that: · Following 4 simple principles can simplify accounting and make it easier to manage a profitable business by looking at bank account balances. · A small, profitable business can be worth much more than a large business surviving on its top line. · Businesses that attain early and sustained profitability have a better shot at achieving long-term growth. With dozens of case studies, practical, step-by-step advice, and his signature sense of humor, Michalowicz has the game-changing roadmap for any entrepreneur to make money they always dreamed of.

Download or read book Markup Profit written by Michael Stone and published by Craftsman Book Co. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to succeed in a construction business you have to be able to mark up the price of your jobs to cover overhead expenses and make a decent profit. The problem is how much to mark it up. You don't want to lose jobs because you charge too much, and you don't want to work for free because you've charged too little. If you know how much to mark up you can apply it to your job costs and arrive at the right sales price for your work. This book gives you the background and the calculations necessary to easily figure the markup that is right for your business. Includes a CD-ROM with forms and checklists for your use.

Download or read book More Profits 10 Proven Strategies for Business Owners Executive Directors of Non Profits and Salespeople written by Bob Moran and published by Franklin Webster Co.. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can dramatically earn and keep more profits by following these ten easy, quick and inexpensive proven business strategies.The preview contains all 10 Strategies, the complete Table of Contents and the entire first Chapter.

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Download or read book Land of the Fee written by Devin Fergus and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-08 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The loans ordinary Americans take out to purchase homes and attend college often leave them in a sea of debt. As Devin Fergus explains in Land of the Fee, a not-insignificant portion of that debt comes in the form of predatory hidden fees attached to everyday transactions. Beginning in the 1980s, lobbyists for the financial industry helped dismantle consumer protections, resulting in surreptitious fees-often waived for those who can afford them but not for those who can't. Bluntly put, these hidden fees unfairly keep millions of Americans from their hard-earned money. Journalists and policymakers have identified the primary causes of increasing wealth inequality-fewer good working class jobs, a rise in finance-driven speculative capitalism, and a surge of tax policy decisions that benefit the ultra-rich, among others. However, they miss one commonplace but substantial contributor to the widening divide between the rich and the rest: the explosion of fees on every transaction people make in their daily lives. Land of the Fee traces the system of fees from its origins in the deregulatory wave of the late 1970s to the present. The average consumer now pays a dizzying array of charges for mortgage contracts, banking transactions, auto insurance rates, college payments, and payday loans. These fees are buried in the pages of small-print agreements that few consumers read or understand. Because these fees do not fall under usury laws, they have redistributed wealth to large corporations and their largest shareholders. By exposing this predatory and nearly invisible system of fees, Land of the Fee reshapes our understanding of wealth inequality in America.

Download or read book The Art of Profitability written by Adrian Slywotzky and published by Business Plus. This book was released on 2002-09-26 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinarily new business slant on how companies can generate greater profits in 23 compact lessons with ongoing tutorials between two fictitious individuals. In the past, companies taught their employees about quality. In today's unstable economy, employers must stress the importance of profitability. Now with scores of examples from the global marketplace, the bestselling coauthor of The Profit Zone and Profit Patterns takes you to a higher level in the art of business. Each of the twenty-three chapters in this concise, challenging book presents a different, powerful business model...and a provocative dialogue between an extraordinary teacher called David Zhao and his young protégé. Revealed are the invisible but significant governing principles that allow businesses to survive and prosper in any economic climate. By participating in each session with the exuberant, challenging master, you too will learn how your company and your competitors generate profit...what approach best applies to your profit-making strategy...what specific actions your organization can take in the next ninety days to improve its bottom line...and more.

Download or read book Profit Maximization written by Onyeanusi Uchenna Joachim and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-01-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PROFIT MAXIMIZATION A Business Secrete What is meant by profit maximization? Profit maximization is an economic principle that seeks to maximize the net profit of a business, allowing it to operate at the highest efficiency and with the lowest cost possible. The key word is "profit." Profit maximization may not always mean increasing sales or decreasing costs, but finding ways for a company to be more efficient and profitable. What is profit maximization with example? The following is an example of a travel company attempting to achieve profit maximization. The travel company has to maximize profits so that they can provide the best holiday experience for their customers. One way to do this is by ensuring that they know, in advance, the number of people who will be travelling with them at any given time. This means that they must select the right amount of hotels and restaurants for those numbers. In order to determine these numbers, they must make sure that the hotels are either booked out or close enough to capacity. They need more restaurants open than they initially think as well so sales levels can be maximized during peak hours and less expensive meals can be offered when there are fewer guests eating out during off-peak times. **How do you calculate profit maximization? The formula needed to calculate profit maximization is: Marginal Cost = Marginal Revenue The formula needed to calculate the marginal revenue: Marginal Revenue = Change in revenue / Change in quantity The formula needed to calculate the marginal cost is: Marginal Cost = Change in cost / Change in quantity Profit maximization is the act of achieving the highest revenue or profit. The sales level where profits are highest is at the strategic level. It is typically used as a benchmark for the best situation and for planning purposes. Profit maximization is simply, using a product in order to generate a desired profit or return on investment. Profit maximization can be achieved in a variety of ways, but usually requires a high level of specialization and knowledge because minimizing costs and maximizing revenues are two key concepts that must be addressed for this to occur. The most common benchmark for profit maximization is called breakeven point, which means that if a company can increase sales above this point, then they will not just maximize profits but also create an opportunity to grow in the future. **Profit Maximization Theory The profit maximization theory is the principle that every firm should operate in order to make a profit. Profitable companies can achieve this by selling more by charging higher prices for their goods or services and reducing production costs. They have the opportunity to do so because they have better access to more resources that other companies may not have. There are many cases where the profit maximization theory has been put into practice successfully in the workforce and has resulted in people's wages being increased. In economics, the profit maximization theory asserts that a firm will select the course of action that results in the maximum profits. Profitability is a measure of a company's ability to generate maximum revenue while incurring minimal costs. In the most basic sense, profit goes up as sales increase and/or costs decrease. In reality, though, achieving profitability is anything but simple. Because sales and costs are not necessarily incremental, focusing too much on increasing sales could leave you at risk if there is a sudden, unforeseen decrease in demand. And cutting costs by subbing in lower-quality materials could lose you customers. For this article, we'll focus specifically on two topics: What does it mean, exactly, to maximize profit? And how can we also increase resilience and customer satisfaction?

Download or read book Price Yourself Right written by Jane Francis and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Inspiring and packed full of tips. Gets you excited about charging what you're worth." -Linda McDermott, author of How to Get Free Publicity Are you self-employed and lacking the confidence, skills, or knowledge to charge what you really want and deserve? Have you been so keen to win business that you slash prices and give away most of your profits? For those who have unwillingly undercharged or felt annoyed when someone less competent earns more, then Price Yourself Right is the definitive tool needed to help overcome these self-imposed limitations. This practical guide will help demystify the art of pricing by addressing the fundamental issues that most marketing texts or self-help books don't mention. Price Yourself Right discusses the following essential topics: Mental pitfalls to charging what you're worth Gaining insight into your customers' money mentality Practical skills needed to charge what you are worth Motivation to price yourself right Pricing issues and asking for money can be an emotional maze-but you're not alone in wondering how to overcome it. Let Price Yourself Right propel you toward success

Download or read book The Money Machine written by and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-06 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You don't need to have an MBA to improve your company's bottom line. This is a no nonsense pocket guide filled with proven methods that will make your company more profitable. Most can be implemented with little or no investment, and can be applied to virtually any size business, in any industry. If a 25% cost reduction, and a 200% increase in profitability sounds like what you need, then this pocket guide will be the best money you have ever invested. Each strategy is outlined for quick reference and easy application. Included is an easy to understand explanation, along with supporting information that will help you explain, evaluate and implement each approach in your own company.

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Download or read book How to Sell at Margins Higher Than Your Competitors written by Lawrence L. Steinmetz and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for How to Sell at Margins Higher Than Your Competitor "This is the complete book for both new and experienced salespeople and business owners to learn and re-learn the essentials for success. How to Sell at Margins Higher Than Your Competitors emphasizes the pricing strategies and tactics to increase the market share and profits of any organization. This is a book that is as important to presidents as it is to salespeople." --Bill Scales, CEO, Scales Industrial Technologies, Inc. "As the largest service provider in our industry, we have a significant market advantage. However, we constantly walk the pricing tightrope because, as this book so clearly states, 'business is a game of margins . . . not a game of volume!'" --John K. Harris, CEO, JK Harris & Company, LLC "If you live and die on price, this book could be your only lifeline." --Tom Reilly, CSP, author of Value-Added Selling and Crush Price Objections "How to Sell at Margins Higher Than Your Competitors successfully illustrates profitable sales truths to assist us in selling for maximum return. This book's well-researched, logical, and affirming words validate the simple fact that as a premium company we deserve premium margins. So, while our competitors reduce or match prices out of fear and scarcity, our managers, thanks to this powerful sales tool, can continue quoting and closing with profitable confidence." --Joe Bracket, President, Power Equipment Company "I learned a long time ago that it is pretty difficult to control what my competitors will do, but we must control what we do--like maintaining margins. This book is a 'wow!' that will help my salesmen crack bad habits. Sales organizations should design their entire training programs around the content in this book." --George C. Giessing, President, Brusco-Rich, Inc. "This energizing book is the 'right stuff' for every sales force. It should be a required study for every executive and sales professional who seeks to be successful." --David R. Little, Chairman and CEO, DXP Enterprises, Inc.

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