A business can end a fiscal year showing a solid profit but still find itself out of money. A business owner that focuses too much on profit and not enough on cash flow can be doomed to fail. Receipts ...

Inaccurate cash flow and expense forecasting is a leading cause of business failure and, ultimately, business closure. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about one in five businesses in ...

CFO/Director at Eventus & author of Deep Finance, Glenn has spent the past two decades helping startups prepare for funding or acquisition. The big three financial reports—income statement, balance ...

New challenges and sophisticated technologies are quickly reshaping the role of financial consultants — from AI, cloud services, automation, big data analytics and workforce reshaping to open ...

A cash flow projection is an invaluable tool for understanding your business’s progress over a specific time period. It may cover upcoming months, weeks, or even just a few days. Financial planning is ...

As the U.S. economy booms, many small businesses have been caught off guard by unexpected growth spurts, leaving them without adequate financing to handle changes in their cash flow cycles. While it’s ...

Why forecasts are necessities for startups Experts advice on how to be conservative in your forecasts. The cash flow pro forma Business plans and financing proposals are based on projections. Past ...

U.S. Bank has launched a cash-flow forecasting tool for smaller commercial clients, the latest step in the Minneapolis bank's push to become a one-stop shop for the banking and payment needs of ...

Grassi Advisors & Accountants has been providing accounting and consulting services to the construction industry for more than 40 years. The Commercial Observer Partner Insights team spoke with Grassi ...

When you make decisions on where and how to invest in your business, one of the factors guiding you will be incremental cash flow: how much additional cash your business will generate because of the ...