1. Home
  2. Business & Finance
  3. Human Resources

Business Management Success Tips
Profitability Is Essential

By , About.com Guide

Never lose sight of the need for profitability in your business. Yes, your business likely exists for additional reasons, too. Some of you love the work you do. Others feel your organization’s mission is exciting and fulfilling. But the fundamental reason a business exists is to make a profit. Without a profit, you can’t support employees and their families; you can’t sustain the business. A client company lost sight of this fact recently. The company sold several of its products for less money than the total cost of parts purchased plus labor and shipping. Why? Because the company needed to develop the measurement system necessary to project profitability before parts were purchased. With these metrics in place, profitability is assured.

Tips Directory

More Human Resources Quick Tips
Explore Human Resources
About.com Special Features

10 Things You Can Do Today to Improve Your Credit

Easy steps to take control of your credit card debt. More >

Holiday Central

What to eat, where to go, fun things to do and how to save money on the perfect gifts. More >

  1. Home
  2. Business & Finance
  3. Human Resources
  4. Management / Leadership
  5. Small Business
  6. Leadership and Management Success Tips: Business Management Success Tips - Profitability Is Essential

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.