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BCEN 2900 Entrepreneurship

BCEN 2900 Entrepreneurship. Chapter 12 Cash Flow Management. Cash Is King. What does this mean? Why is everything about cash? Where can cash go in the first few critical years?. Cash Flow Cycle. The time lag between needing to pay cash and receiving cash Should be monitored daily!

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BCEN 2900 Entrepreneurship

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  1. BCEN 2900Entrepreneurship Chapter 12 Cash Flow Management

  2. Cash Is King • What does this mean? • Why is everything about cash? • Where can cash go in the first few critical years?

  3. Cash Flow Cycle • The time lag between needing to pay cash and receiving cash • Should be monitored daily! • Entrepreneurs need to be: • Cash Finders • Cash Planners • Cash Distributors • Cash Collectors • Cash Conservers

  4. Cash and Profits • You can be profitable and not have enough cash! • How does this happen?! • Profit: Difference between total revenues • Cash flow: The flow of cash into and out of a business over time.

  5. Preparing a Cash Budget • Determine a minimum cash balance you can’t do without. • Forecast sales. • Forecast cash receipts. • Forecast cash disbursements. • Determine the end-of-the-month cash balance.

  6. Where are the biggest problems in cash flow management? • Accounts receivable • Must have clear policies that are enforceable. • Must be able to accurately screen customers. • Send invoices promptly. • Act quickly. • Accounts payable • Stretch out payables to end of credit period, if no discounts are available for paying early. • Negotiate the best possible terms for credit.

  7. Where are the biggest problems in cash flow management? • Inventory • A tightrope routine between too much and too little • The cost of holding inventory can be 1/3 of the value of the inventory! • Move stale inventory by having sales. • Point-of-sale systems can keep your inventory manageable.

  8. How to Keep Your Cash • Barter • Bartering exchanges • Cut overhead costs • Lease where possible. • Be frugal the first few years. • Have a great control system • Tracking costs • Tracking theft • Controlling bad checks • Budget and monitor daily. • Use sweep accounts.

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