You might have heard that the biggest cause of business failures is cash flow issues, but to what extent is the severity of this widespread problem? To put things into perspective, more than 80% of ...

Why forecasts are necessities for startups Experts advice on how to be conservative in your forecasts. The cash flow pro forma Business plans and financing proposals are based on projections. Past ...

My SCORE colleagues and I mentor small businesses that are trying to figure out how to grow their business. One of the first discussion points becomes, what is your current cash flow like and what is ...

This column is part of The First 90 Days, a series about how to make 2025 a year of breakout growth for your business. Predicting your business’s cash flow is essential for making informed decisions ...

Cash flow is more than just having money to cover expenses. Cash flow is about understanding your money, where it’s coming from and where it needs to go—and making sure you can adjust when the ...

Money management and cash flow are consistently cited as some of the top reasons that small and midsize businesses (SMB) fail. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that about 20% of small ...

Cash flow forecasting is the process of estimating your future cash inflows and outflows over a specific period. With a good forecast, you can see exactly when cash will flow in and out of your ...

When James Kelly, senior vice-president treasury, risk management and insurance, joined Pearson in 2017 he decided to focus on areas where he felt treasury could add the most value – providing capital ...

U.S. Bank has launched a cash-flow forecasting tool for smaller commercial clients, the latest step in the Minneapolis bank's push to become a one-stop shop for the banking and payment needs of ...

Traditional banks have begun offering businesses of all sizes a tech tool that fintechs had developed for small firms: cash-flow forecasting, or anticipation of how money will flow into and out of a ...

As a CFO or founder, you're constantly balancing competing financial priorities. While managing working capital, you’re also funding growth initiatives and meeting with investors. And although your ...