Improve your cash flow
By: Robert McCallion & Alan Warner
Contributors: Warner, Alan, 1942-
Publisher: Teach Yourself
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9781444124828; 9781444108637
Subjects: Cash flow; Small business; Finance; Budget in business; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Investments & Securities; General
Description: With its practical approach and the authority of the Teach Yourself brand, this easy to read book has everything the non-financial entrepreneur, business owner or manager needs to get to grips with the essential art of cash flow management.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 253) and index.
Table of contents: title: Book title --; title: Welcome to Improve Your Cash Flow --; title: Only got a minute --; title: Only got five minutes --; title: Only got ten minutes -- -- 1.; title: Why 'cash is king' --; title: The nature of cash flow --; title: The development of cash flow reporting --; title: The implications for the smaller business --; title: Cash flow for a business start-up --; title: The drivers of cash flow --; title: Cash forecasting -- the key to survival --; title: Testing yourself -- -- 2.; title: Profit and cash flow --; title: The purpose of the P&L --; title: The structure of profit reporting --; title: Reconciling cash and profit --; title: The funds flow approach to cash reporting --; title: Providing for taxation; title: A summary of cash and profit differencesTesting yourself -- -- 3.; title: The impact of the business model --; title: The business model as a driver of cash flow --; title: Cash flow and choice of sector --; title: Changing the norms of the sector --; title: Examples of cash-effective business models --; title: A summary of cash flow drivers --; title: Testing yourself -- -- 4.; title: Key decisions at start-up time --; title: The impact of key decisions on cash flow --; title: Issues around fixed assets --; title: Issues around machinery and equipment --; title: Key decisions around stock levels --; title: Key decisions around credit to customers --; title: Key decisions around credit from suppliers; title: The combined impact of start-up decisionsTesting yourself -- -- 5.; title: Cash flow planning --; title: The business plan as starting point --; title: The impact of working capital --; title: The impact of capital expenditure --; title: Linking profit and cash plans --; title: Taxation payments --; title: The dividend decision --; title: Short-term cash planning --; title: Longer-term cash forecasts --; title: Testing yourself -- -- 6.; title: Sources of funding --; title: The main sources of funding: debt and equity --; title: Sources of equity funding --; title: Loan capital --; title: Types of loan agreement --; title: Requirements for loan finance --; title: Real-life stories --; title: Testing yourself -- -- 7.; title: Controlling capital expenditure --; title: Definition of capital expenditure; title: Attitudes towards capital and revenue spendingPlanning and control --; title: Evaluation of capital projects --; title: A story of financial control --; title: Testing yourself -- -- 8.; title: Debtors and cash collection --; title: Factors determining debtor levels --; title: Credit to overseas customers --; title: The importance of cash collection --; title: Influencing customers to pay --; title: Other actions to minimize debtors --; title: Processes for approving credit --; title: Effective and ineffective approaches --; title: Testing yourself -- -- 9.; title: Managing stock levels --; title: Types of stock --; title: Key drivers of stock levels --; title: Actions to minimize stock --; title: The cost of holding stock --; title: Monitoring stock levels; title: Stocks of work-in-progress and finished goodsStock comparisons --; title: Testing yourself -- -- 10.; title: Using supplier credit as a source of finance --; title: Supplier credit as a source of finance --; title: Cash discounts --; title: Delaying payment to help cash flow --; title: Creditor policy --; title: Creditor comparisons --; title: Testing yourself -- -- 11.; title: Alternative routes to financing --; title: An overview of alternative routes to financing --; title: Factoring --; title: Sale and leaseback --; title: Financial leases --; title: Operating leases --; title: Guidance for choice --; title: Testing yourself -- -- 12.; title: Formats for cash flow reporting --; title: Cash flow reporting --; title: The funds flow approach --; title: Sources of information; title: Formats seen in published accounts.