{"id":7544,"date":"2020-10-04T10:39:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-04T14:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/?p=7544"},"modified":"2026-02-12T05:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:00:35","slug":"small-business-survival-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/small-business-survival-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Business Survival Toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/category\/money-matters\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Money Matters<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSmall Business Survival Toolkit\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2020-10-04T10:39:25-04:00\">October 4, 2020<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"Small Business Survival Toolkit\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/small-business-survival-toolkit\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/author\/johannabrown\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Johanna-headshot2-350x350.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Johanna Brown-Lyons<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting a new business? Our \n<a  class=\"link\"\n\thref=\"#gate-aee5a8c2-281d-42bb-8da2-eda5b62f63c6\"\n>\n\tSmall Business Survival Toolkit<\/a>\n will help you get started and survive the first two years &#8211; often referred to as the &#8216;make or break&#8217; period. This toolkit comprises of three free resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Guide<\/strong>: Our 3-part guide is designed to help you achieve success by addressing typical challenges encountered by small businesses in the early years.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Part 1:<\/strong> Increase sales and generate cash<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Part 2:<\/strong> Monitor and resolve business issues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Part 3:<\/strong> Pooling resources and getting the right support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Business plan template<\/strong>: Use this interactive template to help you map out the purpose of your company, its strategic goals, and your framework for success. Our easy-to-follow Word template includes instructions in each section to help make the process easier.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cash flow forecast template<\/strong>: How much cash does your business need to survive? This easy-to-follow Excel template helps you forecast cash flow on a month-to-month basis, or for the whole year. 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