CASH FLOW & WORKING CAPITAL

Profitable, but always short of cash? Start here.

Map the time between paying suppliers and collecting customer receipts.

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Start with these questions

This guide is for business owners preparing a conversation with their advisor. Work from dated source records and distinguish confirmed information from assumptions.

  1. 01

    Separate invoiced sales from money actually collected.

  2. 02

    List expected receipts and payments by week, marking uncertain dates.

  3. 03

    Check overdue invoices, inventory and upcoming tax or debt payments.

  4. 04

    Compare a base forecast with delayed collections. Revisit the plan when dates change.

Keep the limitations visible

Use this as an organising framework. It is not a credit decision, investment recommendation, legal assessment or guarantee of an outcome. A live article will need approved authorship and sources for any market or regulatory claims.

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