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Could Your Business Be Handling Your Cashflow Better?
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When it comes to your business, cash flow is something that is massively important to your business. However, as things move forward with your business, the plates keep spinning and in theory, you may lose sight of the important aspects and what needs to be kept on top of. The accounting side of things is definitely one thing you need to keep an eye on so how can manage the cash flow of your business better? How can you keep things in the black rather than the red? Here are some of the best ways to do it.
Get paid when you invoice
When you send out an invoice, many will offer a thirty day window for payment, and most of the time this is just a generic way of doing things. But, this means that although you know the money is coming to you, chances are you need to wait before it lands in your bank account. The same can be said for your invoices that you receive. If you do have a lot of invoices waiting to be paid, there are other options to consider such as BCashflow Positive where you could consider financing the invoice for a quicker payout.
Paying out your invoices
As mentioned previously, as you get the benefit of a thirty day window for payment when things are invoiced through the trade it is important for you to take advantage of this. Keeping the money in your business bank account as long as possible helps your accounts to look healthy, and keeps you on top of things such as cash flow and also knowing where you are going to be. You can then use the invoices to predict what the financial situation will be like for the future.
The importance of realistic financial projections
When it comes to cash flow you are only as good as your financial projections. This is where your accountant will be able to predict where they foresee your business to be in terms of profit and loss as well as what’s in the bank, what needs investment, and where money needs to be spent. Not having realistic projections means that it can be impossible to predict times where you really need to keep an eye on that cash flow and understand when it will need attention or when situations need to be rectified. Ultimately, this is when working with an experienced accounting specialist such as a member of the team at Kruze Accountants can be hugely beneficial. Some things are best left to the experts, and a financial consultant can help you to manage your financial projections accurately for maximum impact.
Making sure you can manage the shortfall
Finally, you need to ensure that as a business you can manage any shortfall you have in terms of cash flow, payables and receivables. A quick way to do this is to refer back to those original financial projections which should be able to predict the times when a shortfall might be in place, and therefore you can then plan accordingly to ride the storm and bring money back into the business.
Let’s hope that these tips help you get a better handle on your cash flow in your business.
Useful article. Thanks for sharing
I’m new to the business world so I don’t really know much but these are definitely great tips. Thanks for sharing
Amazing insights!!!! I really needed to read this post, i am so happy I came across it, it is great and will def help.
Too often we don’t have enough cash to handle late payment on a receivable. Which causes a multitude of problems.
Thanks for sharing about these nice tips for managing the cash flow of a business better! It will be helpful to many who are searching for inspiration.
Such a great article and great topic discussed. I agree to all your points here
These are some great ideas to improve cash flow. Like the old cliché says cash is king and it is so true.
Realistic financial projections would definitely be helpful when handling cash flow. Even when running a household its so important to be realistic with how much things are really going to cost.
I am all about being money-wise.
Very informative for small business owners! Especially when managing realistic expectations
Oh my goodness. This was so helpful. I have a small business and for the most part i think i am handling the cashflow properly but this was very helpful. I really liked the part about being prepared for any shortfalls that may happen because they will.
I am an accountant, and I can definitely recommend these tips. It is a great idea to pay your bills as soon as you can. You’ll be able to see how much money you actually have that way.
Thanks for these great tips, it’s essential even for budding entrepreneurs like me.
Couldn’t agree more with the points that you have mentioned! It is so important to manage cash flow for creative professionals like us!
Thanks for sharing some amazing tips to handle better cash flow