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Originally Posted by cathleenc
As far as decorating your business to make it feel like you - I'd support you completely on that. Decorating my store was imperative to me - but I did it in increments and also on a budget - frequently yard sales. The art was not yard sale - but I did a few pieces every six months. It really really mattered to me to feel a sense of my own identity in the store and to have it be warm and inviting. Otherwise I somehow didn't feel that it was mine, if that makes sense.
So yes! do it. But do it on a schedule so you can see progress and pay for it too.
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Well, here's my plan:
I'm not currently getting regular payments from insurance companies and many insurance companies are still getting set up to pay me (some haven't paid me for work done 6 months ago), so I have a bunch of $$ out there that may or may not come in at any time. I'm not counting on that.
I figure I'm just covering my operating costs (including salary) without these insurance payments (it's tight however). Once they start coming in, it'll be like "extra" money I haven't been counting on.
So, the first $2K that comes in is going directing toward purchase of a new testing computer (the one I'm using is a dinosaur) and some really necessary testing equipment. That comes first because that helps generate additional income. I'm hoping to be able to do that before the end of this year.
Then, the next $2K that comes in will go toward a nice, comfortable, relaxing sitting area and wall art. That should be good and I should get that by no later than March (at which point by billing would be a year behind if these insurance companies do not start paying - I cannot imagine that happening).
I should be okay, it's just that it seems as if I should have been okay by now. I'm guessing that it really takes about a full year of doing business before things really get in a "normal" groove. It's only really been 6 months at this point. And, I'm in the process of expanding. I'm just really looking forward to not stressing so much about the money part.