Our research led to a few websites that have pre-designed business card templates. We felt that diversity and quality of these designs was outstanding. In addition, we found that you can obtain a significant saving by finding a printing service on Internet. We found that you could get 2,000 full color business cards for as little as US $150.

Accounting For, Budgeting and Controlling Revenue and Expenses

Accurate accounting is very important for small business owners. It’s essential that you have timely access to information that could make or break your business. If stocks are running low – you need to know about it. If a large proportion of your debtors haven’t paid – you need to know about it. If you do not react to these situations quickly you may have a situation where you don’t have enough money to pay your employees – or worse still someone is stealing cash out till.

Our research led to a website that compares and reviews top accounting software for small businesses. The cheapest software cost US $89.99 and most expensive software cost US $1,499. It was interesting to note that top 3 ranked websites were not most expensive and cost between US $250 - US $300.

Hopefully you now have an idea of some of tools that you can use to grow and maintain your small business. If you would like to benefit from our research please visit our website. We do not charge for this research and offer content freely on our website.

Best Quality Small Business Resources

So how do you figure out what your budget should be? Here is an easy method to help you find a number that is going to work for you and your business. Some might say that it is a good rule of thumb, but I personally judge things on whether or not they work and get results. That’s all.

Moving on... Start with amount of income that your company generated last month and multiply it by .14 (or 14%). That means that if you had $50,000 in Gross Income last month you should budget to spend $7000 on marketing in next month. Wait... I know, it sounds painful but it is just like a shot at doctor. It might hurt for a minute (or in this case a month) but down road you are going to be glad that you went through it. Putting that much toward right marketing will bump up your income next month and start you on a cycle of steady growth.

I know that some businesses run tighter than others and it is possible that you won't be comfortable with that amount in beginning. Don't misunderstand me, any marketing is better than no marketing. Don't get discouraged if your budget is lower than 14%. But use 14% as ideal to strive for because, for me as well as many other growing businesses, it has proven to give best rate of growth possible. How do I know, you ask? My company has expanded 400% in past 2 years. Now picture your business at 4 times its current size... There's that smile I was looking for!

The growth of your business is based on three factors; quality products, great customer service and proper amount of marketing. If you know you have first two taken care and you still aren't experiencing healthy growth then you need to take a serious look at your marketing budget.

So sharpen your pencils, start calculating and decide how rapidly you want your business to grow.

Please take a moment this week to sit down and decide on your goals for New Year. Even if it is past New Year and even well into year, set your goals for rest of year.

Everything is easier when you are working towards a goal. My goal is your success and I assume that is your goal as well.