Financial forecasting gives you critical insights into your business and helps you project future sales and expenses. Let’s look at how you can create your financial projections in Microsoft Excel and ...

"How do I manage my cash while focusing on all the other things I need to manage?" Our answer is simple. Create cash-flow projections, by the month, the quarter and the year. Business owners who know ...

In my last column, I said I would share with you a powerful secret for formatting your projections in a way that provides a crystal-clear view into the true cash flow of your business. Well, it’s time ...

As 2011 winds down, planning next year’s finances should be a priority. And if managing cash flow isn’t hard enough already, by now you should be creating — or perhaps fine-tuning — your projections ...

Michael Lewis, a former business executive and financial blogger, does not sugar coat things when he says, “owners who cannot efficiently manage their cash flow are almost certain to fail.” Every day ...

According to the SBA, cash flow is among the top 7 reasons new businesses fail. Heed this warning and you’ll have the capital you need. Ignore it and join the 50% of all new businesses that fail in ...