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Personal vs. Business
By: Matt Bacak
Many business owners agree that starting a small business will involve the
personal finances of the owner, even though the business may be formally
regarded as separate entities. This is probably due to the fact that the
business owner may be likely to lose his source of income during the initial
operations period, especially during the first 3 to 6 months. With this,
adequate planning, budgeting and saving should be done by the business owner
prior to starting the business so as to have a pool of funds to support personal
expenses.
One of the first steps to do this would be to track your monthly expenses on a
daily basis in order to adequately determine your actual personal costs. Be sure
to include buffers for emergency or surprise expenses. Once you have a clear
idea where your monthly expenses go to, you can then create a budget for the
period that your income may be affected. It may also be a good idea to pay off
any outstanding debt such as home loans or car loans, so that you have less to
pay for during the critical period.
It is of utmost importance that you ensure that you have enough to sustain you,
as many new business owners overlook this factor, and end up going back to
employment while still maintaining their business after a few months, due to the
lack of personal funds.
Apart from that, if you are starting a business for the first time and are in
need of obtaining a business loan, the bank or credit union will evaluate your
application based on your personal credit rating. This is due to the fact the
company's credit history is not yet available for references by these financial
institutions. Therefore, the best history that they can base their judgment on
your creditworthiness would be the credit history of the business owner.
What is the implication of this? This means if you are planning to start a
business and obtain financing for it, it is best for you to run a check on your
credit report in the event of errors and flaws. There have been cases where
loans were rejected due to an unfavorable credit report, which was actually due
to errors made by the system. With this, months may be needed to correct these
problems, which may cause delays for the business owner to obtain the required
start-up funding for the new business.
In conclusion, the business is a separate entity when it is registered as a
private limited company. However, small business owners still may not escape
entirely from being regarded as separate entities if they are the only owners of
the businesses that they are running. Therefore, business owners should be
well-informed on the areas that would require more focus on before they start
their businesses.
About the Author:
Matt Bacak became "#1 Best Selling Author" in just a few short hours. Recent
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