Why do I mention cash flow spreadsheets so often? If you have never created one, you won't understand. If you have built one or more and really leaned on it for guidance, you get it. If you ever ...

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Cash flow is a term you might hear when discussing business, but did you know it pertains to your personal finances, too? Business cash flow refers to incoming and outgoing money in a company, and its ...

Many business owners get caught in the Artisan Trap–a frustrating ‘sell-do-sell-do’ cycle in which the business never really escapes the ‘Early Struggle’ startup stage. One of the most debilitating ...

Cash flow is the lifeblood of a business. It's the stream of money coming in and going out that keeps operations running, pays bills, and helps a company to grow. For small business owners and ...

A company that consistently operates at a loss and suffers from negative cash flow is doomed to fail. The solution is to generate positive cash flow every month which will allow employees to be paid ...