I’ve had positive reactions to my post about Journaling Your Small Business, in other words writing down the story of your business, day to day events, business news, etc.  As I’ve thought about it, I realized there are and could be many types of journaling, those eminating from the older hand written logs, records and notes to today’s computer journals and records.
For more than nostalgic purposes, keeping logs, appointment calendars, and records often proves important for legal and tax purpose.
Various journals & logs:

A calendar or planner with appointments and reminders
A sales log
A mileage log
Correspondence
A notebook with information about customers so …read more

As I sorted through some of my mother’s collection of memorabilia, I came across lists and letters and account summaries of her years operating a small country general store on the edge of our farm property.
My dad and a friend built it and the friend managed the business.  When he had a heart attack, Mother (a former school teacher, who had no storekeeping experience) decided she would operate it.  So during my last year of high school and my college years, I spend weekends and vacations working at the store and on the farm my father owned.
Mother didn’t make a fortune.  …read more