Table of Contents
Introduction 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