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Here's our SMB Budgeting Cheat Sheet, inspired by Profit First by Mike Michalowicz, one of the best finance books out there. We've even built some of our budgeting software product features around its core principles.

If you're considering reading it, you may also want to check out our article on Small Business Budget Tips. Don't stop there, though. Get our financial analysis, planning and budgeting tool to fix your company's spending habits, get in control of income and expenses and finally reach your financial goals, never worrying about steady cash flow again.

If you're an SMB founder, grab the free budget sheet template (PDF) and set yourself up for success with a profit-first budgeting system for the year ahead.