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ACCOUNTING FOR
THE NUMBERPHOPIC A Survival Guide for Small Business Owners
Professor Dawn Fotopulos
Founder, Best Small Biz Help.com
ACCOUNTING FOR THE NUMBERPHOPICA Survival Guide for Small Business Owners
W h a t ' s a
"numberphobe"?
Terrified of numbers!
ACCOUNTING FOR THE NUMBERPHOPICA Survival Guide for Small Business Owners
R a c h a e l L e c h l i t e r
ACCOUNTING FOR THE NUMBERPHOPICA Survival Guide for Small Business Owners
N i c o l e H a n l e y M e l l o n
ACCOUNTING FOR THE NUMBERPHOPICA Survival Guide for Small Business Owners
C h r i s t o p h e r O k a d a
ACCOUNTING FOR THE NUMBERPHOPICA Survival Guide for Small Business Owners
WHO WILL BENEFIT
FROM THIS BOOK?– Consultants– Fashion Designers– Dentists– Lawyers– Photographers– Bakers– Pole Dancers for Fitness– Yoga Teachers– Interior Designers– Import/ Export Companies
Dreamers- those who want to start a small business
SMALL BUSINESS REALITY CHECK
• Jim Blasingame- failure rates 50% in five years, now 50% in
four years
• Gallup 30% fewer small businesses forming than 20 years ago
• Millions like them- 60% of new job creation
• 1% don’t know that a P&L Net Income Statement are the
same thing.
ACCOUNTING FOR THE NUMBERPHOPICA Survival Guide for Small Business Owners
We’re on a mission
• Cut small businesses failures in US in half
• Help 1,000,000 small businesses succeed
• Promote financial literacy
• First step is Accounting For The Numberphobic
• Power to transform businesses, households and communities
ACCOUNTING FOR THE NUMBERPHOPICA Survival Guide for Small Business Owners
Account ing For the Numberphob ic
Answers 3 key quest ions
• Are you making money?
• Have enough cash?
• Building or destroying wealth?
ACCOUNTING FOR THE NUMBERPHOPICA Survival Guide for Small Business Owners
What Makes Th is Book D i f fe ren t?
• Accounting and Humor!
• Clear Roadmap
• Ron Bucalo- Disney veteran
• Application-Driven
ACCOUNTING FOR THE NUMBERPHOPICA Survival Guide for Small Business Owners
INTERVIEW WITH
NORM BRODSKY
“A business is all about the numbers.
Most businesses could make it if the
owners knew even the very basics
of reading their financial dashboard.”
ACCOUNTING FOR THE NUMBERPHOPICA Survival Guide for Small Business Owners
Key Top ics
• Improve Gross Margin
• Improve Cash Flow
• Breakeven
• Speak the Language of Bankers and Investors
ACCOUNTING FOR THE NUMBERPHOPICA Survival Guide for Small Business Owners
Impor tan t Co l labora to rs
ACCOUNTING FOR THE NUMBERPHOPICA Survival Guide for Small Business Owners
AMAZON Feedback
ACCOUNTING FOR THE NUMBERPHOPICA Survival Guide for Small Business Owners
As one who has been numberphobic forever, I am grateful for Dawn's wonderful advice in this book. An excellent teacher, Dawn anticipates the kinds of questions we all have--and answers them throughout the book.
Anne Hendershott
Amazon.com
Barnesandnoble.com
Indiebooks.com
www.bestsmallbizhelp.com
ACCOUNTING FOR THE NUMBERPHOPICA Survival Guide for Small Business Owners
WHERE TO BUY THE BOOK
Follow me on Twitter: @dfotopulos
Write a review on Amazon and Goodreads
Tell 10 people about Numberphobic
Buy Books for Christmas Gifts
Take the Free Assessment #knowyournumbers
ACCOUNTING FOR THE NUMBERPHOPICA Survival Guide for Small Business Owners
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