Learn to:

• Grasp the basic principles of cash flow management
• Secure business with positive and consistent cash flow
• Bring financial security to your company
• Distinguish profit and cash flow from profit

Grasp cash flow management and make your business more appealing on the market

Are you a small business owner, accountant, or entrepreneur responsible for cash management? This hands-on, friendly guide is your plain-English manual to cash flow [...]'ll get valuable tips, techniques, and information on the fundamentals of cash management to maximize cash flow and understand how it affects the quality of your company's earnings.

• Cash flow 101 - get a clear overview of cash flow basics and how it all fits into the bigger picture of running a business
• Make a statement - find out how to read balance sheets and income statements from a cash flow perspective
• Get down to the nitty gritty - understand how to judge a company's liquidity, secure external capital to start and maintain a company, and avoid cash shortfalls
• Management frame of mind - discover how business owners and managers need to manage cash flow to prevent leakages, theft, and fraud; how to manage disbursement cycles to improve cash flow; and how to manage the selling cycle to improve cash flows

Open the book and find:

• A refresher on fundamental accounting topics
• How to identify basic types of cash activities
• The scoop on the big three financial statements
• Ways to analyze cash flow
• Liquidity vs. available cash
• Everything you need to know about planning and projections
• Real-world examples that help drive home critical concepts
• Keys to managing cash flows in a small business