If you own your own business then you understand the importance of managing your finances. Finances become even more important in this time of recession. Regardless of how well you create your product, a large amount of running a successful business is finances.
First you need to look at your book keeping skills. You need to look at how you record daily transactions. You need to make sure that every transaction, no matter how small, is recorded and added or subtracted correctly. There are several great software programs that would be beneficial to running this part of your company. It might also be necessary to work with an accountant if you do not feel that you are capable to going the book keeping yourself.
You should also consider the way you except payment. If you accept credit cards you need to look at the ways to ensure that you can collect the money from you customers. For many debit cards there is fee attached to running them, so that is also a concern. You need to also think about whether you accept collections. Collection are a payment option where you let people take a product on trade credit. Very few companies still offer this option, and if you do, this may be a way to ensure that money does not slip out of your pocket by ending the practice.
When you are first starting your business there are several large purchases that you have to make. However, if you are still making large purchases that are not paying off in the end, you may need to cut back. Look at all the largest purchases that you have been making. Is there an issue with ordering? Is there an issue with purchasing stuff for the store that you may not need? Tracking where you money is going is very important to making sure that money ends up in your pocket.