Saturday, August 23, 2014

What You Need To Know About Keeping Minute Books

By Deanne Shepard


Getting into the very confusing and fast paced world of business is not for the fainthearted. It takes one strong person to delve into the dog eat dog world of money and finances. To become a successful entrepreneur, one must have the perfect mix of courage, creativity, daring, nerve, and a meticulous appreciation for all the minute details.

When one has all these traits, all that he needs to do then is to find similar people and work wit them towards a single goal that everyone believes quite positively in. Since there are more people who have invested all their time, money and effort in a single endeavor, it is then important that the company exercise some sort of transparency. Keeping minute books is one way to reassure everyone that no one is taking advantage of the other.

This book, like most others, tell a pretty engaging story. It tells about the history of the entire corporation, from its humble beginnings to all the things it has ever undergone just to get to the point where it is as of the present. This very important story is nestled in the arms of the company secretary, one who also serves as a scribe that jots down the new chapters in the tale of growth of a certain venture.

Like all collections of documents, this book is a very important possession that companies should guard with care. It contains every transaction, every record of actions ever done by the company in the pursuit of growth. It is some sort of trail that allows one to look back upon everything else just as easily as they happened only recently.

They are also being kept by the company for loads of underlying reasons. They serve as guides that allow the management to supervise all aspects of operations with ease. They also prove to be of much importance in terms of security and efficiency in all company undertakings. Since all of the records are important, it is essential that they are placed together in a secured area for easy consultation whenever necessary.

This record book should hold every single official looking piece of paper that has something to do with the management and operations of a certain venture. Most often, certificates and articles of incorporation can be stashed inside. Shareholder agreements, by laws, director and shareholder meetings and resolutions are also to be kept in one secure location.

Apart from ease of access, there is a wide spectrum of reasons that make a company keep an updated book. They, for one, protect every shareholder and everyone who has made a significant investment in a certain project. It allows these people to be given a certain degree of protection from personal liabilities.

They also provide the needed transparency that helps maintain the trust that one has for each other. After all, investors and owners bring in more or less the same amount of effort, time, and money for the growth of the establishment in question. These records assure each one that no important decisions were agreed upon by the others without their knowledge and approval.

Lastly, they allow third parties to look into it with ease. Most companies often turn to these third party providers for help, such as bankers and other financiers. A well updated plan will help the company receive all the assistance they can get.




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