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Analyzing Business Performance Using Financial Statements
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Learn how to build, read, and use financial statements to make more informed decisions about growing your business. This free small business course is delivered by email and provides easy-to-use templates and walkthroughs of how to analyze your company's financials.
Small business essentials
With endless sources of information, it’s hard to know where to start when it comes to taking control of your small business finances. We’ve collected helpful resources to help you assess your business's current financial state and identify opportunities to optimize your spending—providing you with a solid financial foundation.
Being fluent with your financial statements allows you to see where your money is going, where it’s coming from and how much you have to work with.
When you know how to read your financial statements, you can find ways to increase your profit, and catch problems before they grow.
A financial forecast tries to predict what your business will look like (financially) in the future—which is key for uncertain, economic times.
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Bookkeeping Basics
Accounting Basics
Cash Flow Statements
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Finance fundamentals
Explore expert articles, guides, and equip yourself with the skills you need to thrive.
Here’s a list of six ways you can take action for your small business to save on costs, and get financially-fit for a down-economy.
Emergency funds are more important today than ever—learn how much you should be saving, why they’re important, and how to use them.
Running a small business is expensive in 2023, but there are ways to protect yourself from the effects of inflation.
Our free webinar covers what you need to plan ahead and protect your business during a potential cash crunch.
Set yourself up for success with our step-by-step guide for setting up bookkeeping for your own bookkeeping process.
With our how-to guide, you can learn how to make better decisions about where to spend and where to make cuts.
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How Bench empowers entrepreneurs with bookkeeping
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“I tried [doing my numbers and filing taxes] myself, and I realized I was spending way too much time being miserable doing this. Luckily, we found Bench. … I would just hand over my documentation and I knew it was handled. That was such a relief.”
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