“Top 10” Smart Things for 2013 Presented By Alan M. Friedman, CPA and Daniel Jobe Friedman, Kannenberg & Company, P.C.

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“Top 10” Smart Things for 2013 Presented By Alan M. Friedman, CPA and Daniel Jobe Friedman, Kannenberg & Company, P.C.

Provide 10 suggestions & ideas to improve the financial health of your business Q&A Along the Way Session Objectives

1. Find a Niche and Exploit It

Product Niche Service Niche Customer/ Industry Niche Knowledge Niche Creating a Niche Means Exploiting a…

2. Diversify Revenues

Typical / Core Music Store Revenues – Sales – B&O Rentals – Music Education Diversify Revenues Potential Music Store Revenues – Repairs, tunings, delivery – Piano and Sound Reinforcement Rentals – Other (i.e. long-term piano storage)

3. Break-up With Your Old Inventory

Remember…. it’s all about “turns” and lost opportunity costs!! Track Aging Inventory and Try Something New… – Re-merchandise – Spiffs to Sales Staff – Blow-Out in Store or Online – Donation Inventory

4. Get Real with Rentals

Account For Them Properly – book monthly income, depreciate them, and only show a receivable for past due rent Obtain Adequate Financing – finance them over the same time (or longer) as it takes to recoup your cost on the instrument Track the Productivity of the Pool – Collections – watch your bad debt stats! – Unrented Units – get them ready to go…or change the mix! Rentals

5. Pay Down Debt

6. Be Your Own Landlord

7. Streamline Your Technology

Data Storage – Document retention policies – Electronic computing policies Accounting Software – Multiple solutions with no monthly financial data Technology – Hardware trends (virtualize) – Back-up (test often; off-site is best!) Streamline Your Technology

8. Safeguard Assets

Reconcile bank accounts Reconcile inventory discrepancies Reconcile payroll records Segregate incompatible duties Create systems of checks & balances Security

9. Save For The “Rainy Day”

10. Invest in Education

Review Your Business Plan Involve Others Dream, but Create Action Do Something!! In summary…

Need more help? Contact Shaun Conrad after this seminar to set up a meeting time