If you don’t know how to keep business funds separate from personal funds, you will end up feeling frustrated.
You will keep seeing the money coming in, but won’t be able to keep track of the black hole it keeps disappearing into.
Keeping your business funds separate from your personal funds helps you know how your business is doing at every point and makes it easier to scale up your business.
Here are a few tips you need to know;
Have a budget
Just like your personal finances, your business will need a budget.
Monitor your expenses
Not monitoring your expenses makes it hard to keep your business funds separate from your personal funds. Write down your daily business expenses, or keep track with an accounting software. Go over your expenses every week and pay back the business every time you have misappropriated funds. If you can, hire a bookkeeper/accountant.
Have a business account
If your business is registered, and you want a business account bearing your business name, go ahead. If your business is not quite there yet, you could dedicate one of your bank accounts to be exclusively used for business purposes.
Pay yourself a salary
You’re your own boss, but paying yourself a salary makes it all the professional. It also ensures that there are funds left over to save/invest, or grow your business later on. If your business is more cyclical, you can pay yourself a certain percentage from every gig you work on.
Repay every loan
Lend money to your business just like any financial institution would, and make plans to ensure that the business pays you back.