A little thought and planning now, will increase the value of your business and make it financeable by a bank.
The most important step is having accurate financial records. If you do not use QuickBooks or have a service that prepares you financial statements, invest a hundred dollars and start using QuickBooks. A tax return will typically not be sufficient on its own. QuickBooks is easy to set-up, then use it in the simplest form like a checkbook register. Record 100% of sales, minimize non-business expenses (eliminating them is best), and showing as much net profit (owner benefit) as possible. If you are not starting a fresh year with Quick Books, go back to the first of the year and change non-business expenses to “distributions” which will take the expenses off the P&L and increase the net profit.
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