by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Business Plans, Debt & Financing, Financial Planning
Small business owners often prepare a projected cash flow statement. These set a prediction of the company’s available funds over a specified period of time. The primary goal is to determine whether the business will have enough cash to pay the bills. These...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Business Plans
Many Maine-based small business owners are involved in the food service industry. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) publishes a Food Code for restaurants to protect the public from diseases that are transmissible through food. Owners of food service...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Business Plans, Valuations
Usually when a business is professionally valued, owners and managers immediately check out the bottom line to see what the company is worth. They may pay little attention to the reasons behind the final number, especially if the report was prepared for internal...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Business Plans, Fraud Prevention
It may seem like checks are less common for Maine-based small businesses than they used to be. However, check fraud continues to cost individuals and small businesses billions of dollars every year. Even though forged checks have always been a problem, inexpensive...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Business Plans, Exemptions, Financial Planning
Often a Maine-based small business will be asked by staff members if they can be exempt from federal withholding. There are a few different things to keep in mind when considering this question: If the staff member had no liability the previous year, i.e., they...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Business Plans
The S corporation is a popular business structure that’s available only to privately held businesses. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, about 44 percent of small companies have chosen to operate as S corporations....
