Thirteen-week cash visibility for SMEs
Most SME cash crises are visible six weeks before they happen, to anyone who can see receivables, payables, payroll dates and loan schedules in one place. This paper sets out how to build that view and what to do with the warning it gives you.
Cash visibility is only useful if it arrives early enough to change the outcome. Six weeks is actionable; six days is a fire drill.
Overview
Most SME cash crises are visible six weeks before they happen, to anyone who can see receivables, payables, payroll dates and loan schedules in one place. This paper sets out how to build that view and what to do with the warning it gives you.
You'll learn how to
Build a thirteen-week rolling forecast from live data
Model collection and payment scenarios before committing
Set shortfall alerts with enough lead time to act
Connect the forecast to collections activity that changes it
Key takeaways
- 1
Cash crises are forecastable weeks in advance with unified data.
- 2
DSO improvement is usually faster than any financing option.
- 3
A forecast nobody updates is worse than no forecast at all.
Cash visibility is only useful if it arrives early enough to change the outcome. Six weeks is actionable; six days is a fire drill.