WEEK 14 Wrap-up

What a Financially Healthy Small Store Looks Like

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Bringing the series together

Across thirteen weeks, a few themes keep repeating: knowing actual profit rather than just revenue, watching cash flow ahead of time rather than reactively, pricing deliberately, and reviewing owner pay against what the business can truly support. A financially healthy store isn't one without problems. It's one where the owner can see problems coming.

The short list

A clear monthly profit number, not a guess.
A cash reserve that covers four to six weeks of costs.
Prices reviewed regularly against actual costs, not set once.
Owner pay that flexes with performance, not a fixed draw regardless of the month.
Clean, categorized records kept monthly, not reconstructed once a year.

The CPA read

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