
What is Profit First?
Profit First is a straightforward yet revolutionary cash management system that flips the traditional approach to business finances on its head. It’s designed to help businesses of all shapes and sizes - even businesses in debt - put profit at the forefront.
Originally created by Mike Michalowicz, Profit First has been successfully adopted by over 600,000 businesses worldwide. The system forces profitability by ensuring you allocate a set percentage of revenue into a profit account before anything else - before paying yourself, taxes, and, most critically, operating expenses.
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What is Profit First?
Profit First is a straightforward yet revolutionary cash management system that flips the traditional approach to business finances on its head. It’s designed to help businesses of all shapes and sizes - even businesses in debt - put profit at the forefront.
Originally created by Mike Michalowicz, Profit First has been successfully adopted by over 600,000 businesses worldwide. The system forces profitability by ensuring you allocate a set percentage of revenue into a profit account before anything else - before paying yourself, taxes, and, most critically, operating expenses.
Is Profit First Right for Me?
As business owners, we often rely on our bank balances to make quick decisions. We look at what’s there, estimate whether we can cover upcoming expenses, and hope there’s enough left for that next big investment or purchase.
Profit First removes the guesswork. It aligns your financial structure with natural human behaviours, something traditional accounting just doesn’t account for. By restructuring your finances, you’ll always know exactly how much profit you’ve set aside - daily, not annually.
This isn’t about replacing your Year-End accounts; those are still a legal requirement. But with Profit First, you’ll no longer need to wait until year-end to see if your business is profitable.
With Profit First, you’ll have real, useable profit in your bank, not just accounting profit on paper.