Description
Book SynopsisThe fast and easy way to grasp cash flow management Cash Flow For Dummies offers small business owners, accountants, prospective entrepreneurs, and others responsible for cash management an informational manual to cash flow basics and proven success strategies.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Fitting Cash Flow into the Big Picture of Running a Business 7
Chapter 1: Getting in Sync with the Rhythm of Cash 9
Chapter 2: Why Accrual Accounting Is Essential 23
Chapter 3: The Big Three Financial Statements 37
Chapter 4: Getting a Grip on the Statement of Cash Flows 59
Part II: Using Financial Statements to Assess Cash Health 81
Chapter 5: Mining the Balance Sheet for Cash 83
Chapter 6: Digging Deeper into Cash Flow 113
Chapter 7: Understanding Liquidity versus Available Cash 131
Part III: Getting Intimate with Your Company's Cash Flow Needs 157
Chapter 8: Creating a Business Plan to Secure Cash 159
Chapter 9: Building Best-in-Class Projection Models to Manage Cash 173
Chapter 10: Identifying and Securing External Sources of Capital 193
Chapter 11: Knowing When to Use Debt to Finance Your Business 213
Part IV: Managing Your Business with Cash Flow in Mind 239
Chapter 12: Covering the Basics of Cash and Cash Activity 241
Chapter 13: Preventing Cash Losses from Embezzlement and Fraud 267
Chapter 14: Managing the Selling Cycle to Improve Cash Flows 281
Chapter 15: Managing the Disbursement Cycle to Improve Cash Flows 311
Part V: The Part of Tens 331
Chapter 16: Ten Keys to Managing Cash Flows in a Small Business 333
Chapter 17: Ten Tales of Cash-Flow Woes 341
Index 351
