Why do some business owner-managers hit the profit target more often than others? They do it because they keep their operation pointed in that direction - direction of profit making. They never lose sight of the goal - to finish the year with a profit.Below find a list of guides that will help you improve your personal management skills while helping toy to zero in on profit making. It points out that you must keep informed, make timely decisions, and take effective action. In effect you must control the activities of your company rather than being controlled by them.A beginner rarely shoots a hole in one, hits a bull's-eye, or hooks a prize winning trout. Topnotch performance in golf, shooting, and fishing requires knowledge, practice, and perseverance.Similarly, in small businesses, year-end profit comes to the owner who strives for topnotch performance. You achieve profit making goals by knowing your operation, by practicing the art of making timely, balanced judgments and by controlling the company's activities.Adapt the suggestions in the following guides to your situation. They should help you call the shots to keep your company headed in the right direction - toward profit making.