How does the owner get paid in a small business? Well, most owners pay themselves after their employees, bills, taxes, insurance, and the inventory bills have all be taken care of and then IF there is anything left they will take out some money. However, this is not the right way to go about doing business. As a business owner you need to establish upfront how much money you are going to make, even if it is $50 per month. Then pay that bill like you would any other bill that comes into the office only, pay that bill first.
Your employees would not work for you if you did not pay them and neither should you work for you if you do not pay you.