Cash Management Making Your Business Cash-rich Without Breaking the Bank

by Dalton, Tony

• ISBN13: 9780713677065
• ISBN10: 0713677066
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-30
• Publisher: A&C Black

Summary

The ...;on a Shoestring series helps small business owners grow their business imaginatively, effectively and without spending a fortune. Aimed at entrepreneurs with plenty of vision and commitment but not a lot of cash, each book will be packed with ideas that really work, real-life examples, step-by-step advice and sources of further information. If you run your own business, keeping an eye on your cash is one of your most important tasks . It's much more than knowing how much money you're making (or not), but when it's due to come in, who is due to pay...; and who hasn't. Chapters include: Understanding cash flow Knowing where the money is The rules of credit management Reducing debtor days Influencing non-paying or slow-paying customers Managing stock 'a great little package' The Bookseller

Author Biography

Tony Dalton is a small business turnaround specialist and entrepreneur.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Where's the money?	p. 7
The cash-flow chart	p. 21
Maximising your assets	p. 29
The business plan	p. 45
Getting paid more quickly	p. 55
The order is only complete when it's been paid for	p. 62
The rules of credit management	p. 67
Not only, but also...	p. 74
Reviewing your terms of trade	p. 79
Protecting yourself against slow or non-paying customers	p. 83
Working successfully with creditors	p. 93
Controlling stock	p. 101
The 10% rule	p. 115
Staff: A warning	p. 131
Reducing your cost of sales figure	p. 136
Good debt/bad debt	p. 150
Improving your relationship with the bank	p. 154
Zero-interest borrowing	p. 168
Have you ever heard of?..	p. 176
Discipline	p. 180
Think cash!	p. 186
Index	p. 189
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