Below you will find all articles and posts tagged with cash flow. These articles are either primarily about cash flow or about topics that are directly related to cash flow.
If you are in business long enough you will learn a few things about running a business. Over the years I have run a few businesses and have found 10 ways to improve any business. Some of it may sound like common sense but unless it happens to you, you may not be thinking about it much.
First on the list is…
Author: Chris Anderson Published on: January 17th, 2012
Categories: Business Process Improvement
Must all segments of your business operate effectively for your business to be truly successful? Some businesses survive in spite of poor performance in some segment(s) that are being carried by the performance of another segment. In other words, when one segment is not productive, other segments must be even more productive to compensate for it.
While this condition certainly exists in many businesses, it is far from ideal. When all segments in your business are not functioning, well, it leaves your business vulnerable. When sales fall or production quality drops, can your business survive if it does not have a solid structure with sound best practices?
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Author: Chris Anderson Published on: November 9th, 2011
Categories: Accounting & Internal Control, Financial Policies
In the past few weeks we have discussed how understanding and documenting your cash processes with cash policies and cash procedures can prevent internal fraud and abuse. Externally, one the biggest threats to your cash are customers who fail to pay for what they purchase.
Author: Don Reed Published on: January 19th, 2009
Categories: Accounting Manuals
Small and medium-sized businesses rely on a steady, consistent stream of incoming cash – customers paying for goods and services with cash, checks, and credit cards. Many retail and service businesses have multiple people conducting cash transactions throughout the day. Creating a cash policy and cash procedure for important cash handling processes like cash drawer management, end of day closing, or cash in deposits, can be vital to protecting the life blood of your business.
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Author: Don Reed Published on: January 5th, 2009
Categories: Accounting Procedures Manuals, Internal Control
We have been told repeatedly that there are two things at the heart of the current financial crises. The sub-prime home lending fiasco (with the bad loans then bundled into investment securities) and the credit default swaps that had organizations falling like dominoes once bad mortgage loans started taking some institutions down.
Author: Editor Published on: October 20th, 2008
Categories: Accounting & Internal Control
Corporate scandals in recent years have lead to a flurry of changes in how we conduct business at many levels. The federal government has increased regulations for companies producing financial reports through the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), and internally many companies have increased the responsibility of the Board of Directors in overseeing the managing executives.
Author: Editor Published on: June 2nd, 2008
Categories: Business Management & Operations
Question of the month: Is using a process approach useful in improving the financial performance of a company?
The articles in February revolved around financial issues such as financial controls, working capital, return on investment and cash flows.
Discussions of improving processes are too commonly relegated to the production floor. Is it any less important for your office processes to function effectively and efficiently?
Author: Editor Published on: March 3rd, 2008
Categories: Accounting & Internal Control, Monthly Summary
In the past few weeks we have been covering important elements of finance processes, including internal control systems as prescribed by Sarbanes-Oxley, and the importance of capital planning to ensure key high level financial facets such cost of capital and return on assets have established goals and are being measured.
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Author: Editor Published on: February 25th, 2008
Categories: Accounting & Internal Control
Capital is one of the most critical components that fuels your organization. Without it, organizations can’t grow, but how do you know how much you really need? Having too much or too little can both be detrimental to your organization. You don’t have to be a finance expert to understand how cash works within your organization, but it might help.
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Author: Editor Published on: February 11th, 2008
Categories: Accounting & Internal Control
Question of the month: How is the design flow in an organization different from the manufacturing flow?
This month, the focus of our articles was on core process flows, innovation and problem solving. A typical company has three core process flows – cash cycle, manufacturing (or fulfillment cycle) and design cycle. Your cash cycle reflects how
Author: Bizmanualz Editor Published on: March 30th, 2006
Categories: Monthly Summary, Strategic Process Improvement
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