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Why cash flow planning is crucial for a small business

Ben Lobelby Ben Lobel

Introduction to effective cash flow forecasting.

Introduction to effective cash flow forecasting.

Cash flow is an important part of business. It can be unpredictable and particularly for startups or businesses involved in high-risk operations, cash flow can be the reason why a business gets into difficulty and also why it fails. The production of a simple and reasonably reliable cash flow forecast is a usual part of business management financial control

Further reading on cash flow

Ben Lobel

Ben Lobel

Ben Lobel was the editor of SmallBusiness.co.uk from 2010 to 2018. He specialises in writing for start-up and scale-up companies in the areas of finance, marketing and HR.

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