{"id":7437,"date":"2019-01-03T00:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T00:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/?p=7437"},"modified":"2019-11-06T14:19:58","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T14:19:58","slug":"business-plan-forecast-cash-flow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-forecast-cash-flow\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Forecast Cash Flow (Everything You Need To Know)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7437\" class=\"elementor elementor-7437\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dbbf645 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dbbf645\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><i>This article is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-hub\/\"><strong><u><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Business Planning Hub<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/a>, where you\u2019ll find lots of guides and resources to help you create the perfect business plan!<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45fd428 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45fd428\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ad1a46\" data-id=\"5ad1a46\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f8c25b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f8c25b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Having a cash flow statement is one of the key parts of your financial plan within your business plan.<\/p><p><b>If there isn\u2019t any money in the bank, all the strategy, the tactics and any ongoing activities the business has\u2026 mean absolutely ZERO!<\/b><\/p><p>Cash Flow Projection predicts all of your money needs well in advance, giving you complete peace of mind.<\/p><p>When we talk about cash, we are talking about the actual cash you can spend. This can include money in the bank, any savings and market funds (liquid securities).<\/p><p>It\u2019s not just your coins and your bills\u2026<\/p><p>Do not get confused here&#8230; Profits and cash are not the same! Even profitable companies who don\u2019t manage their cash and their profits will run out of cash!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312d86b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"312d86b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/entrepreneursgatewaybp-hub.pages.ontraport.net\/FREE_BP_training\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Free-Business-Plan-Training.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12534\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Free-Business-Plan-Training.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Free-Business-Plan-Training-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Free-Business-Plan-Training-768x184.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efcb05e elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"efcb05e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tDo not get confused here...  Profits and cash are not the same! Even profitable companies who don\u2019t manage their cash and their profits will run out of cash!\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Do+not+get+confused+here...++Profits+and+cash+are+not+the+same%21+Even+profitable+companies+who+don%E2%80%99t+manage+their+cash+and+their+profits+will+run+out+of+cash%21&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fentrepreneursgateway.com%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F7437\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2199bc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2199bc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>When you spend money on things like inventory, new equipment, debt repayment, or other assets, this money does not show up in your income statement (your Profit &amp; Loss Statement).<\/p><p>If your customer purchases something on account, this adds to your sales within your Income Statement; however, it sits within the \u2018accounts receivable\u2019 section of your assets until that customer has paid up.<\/p><p>Cash Flow projections links both the balance sheet and the Income Statement. It completes the puzzle and reconciles the income statement with your balance sheet.<\/p><p>The method of cash flow we want to discuss for the purpose of this article is the direct cash flow method\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0370f68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0370f68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bab58a1\" data-id=\"bab58a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-600d6b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"600d6b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Why not download our <a href=\"http:\/\/entrepreneursgatewaybp-hub.pages.ontraport.net\/CashFlow\">FREE Cash Flow Template<\/a> now to create your own!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c3f188 elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9c3f188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/entrepreneursgatewaybp-hub.pages.ontraport.net\/CashFlow\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DOWNLOAD NOW!<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-efc302a\" data-id=\"efc302a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-246202e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"246202e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screenshot-2019-08-12-at-12.29.19-300x291.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11630\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screenshot-2019-08-12-at-12.29.19-300x291.png 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screenshot-2019-08-12-at-12.29.19.png 548w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aab850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1aab850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Direct cash flow: Example calculation<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a57d819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a57d819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The example below shows an example of a cash flow statement for a Car Warehouse. It shows how the estimated receipts from the accounts receivable (AR)\u00a0 link back to sales and the balance of AR.<\/p><p>Equally, payments of your accounts payable need to link with the balances of payables as well as those expenses and costs that created them.<\/p><p>This is essential for business survival, however it\u2019s not as in depth as the information you get from your income statement, your sales forecast or personnel plan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dae85c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6dae85c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/forecast-cash-flow-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7442\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/forecast-cash-flow-01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/forecast-cash-flow-01-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/forecast-cash-flow-01-768x628.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c63de9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c63de9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Flow of receivables: Estimating<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2cf33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a2cf33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The first 2 rows of\u00a0Bobby\u2019s Car Warehouse\u00a0cash flow projection (in the above example) depends on how detailed his estimates are of the money coming into the business once his customers have paid their invoices.<\/p><p>He has estimated this based on assuming that 10% of sales are paid on account (on credit), and that the customers will settle their invoices after one month.<\/p><p>That estimate therefore will be illustrated as below:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ce8e42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ce8e42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/forecast-cash-flow-02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7443\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/forecast-cash-flow-02.jpg 609w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/forecast-cash-flow-02-300x62.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4619d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4619d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>For this example, the amount of sales which are on credit are 10% of the estimated overall sales in the sales forecast which is $26,630. <\/p><p>Because of the nature of Bobby\u2019s business, this is the assumption he has made. The money therefore comes in a month later.<\/p><p>This example projects the value of the accounts receivable in Bobby\u2019s balance sheet projections whilst also the received from the value of AR in the cash flow projection. <\/p><p>Also making the assumption about sales on credit plus another assumption on waiting times before collecting payment. It also affects both the projected cash flow and balance, which will be illustrated in the next example.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bec7326 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bec7326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/entrepreneursgatewaybp-hub.pages.ontraport.net\/FREE_BP_training\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Need-a-BP.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12535\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Need-a-BP.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Need-a-BP-300x71.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Need-a-BP-768x183.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c2aa74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c2aa74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impact of inventory: Estimating<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c085d43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c085d43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Inventory will also impact on cash flow. Your amount of inventory which is illustrated in the income statement projections relates to the sales timing. <\/p><p>The real cash flow implications of inventory is dependent upon any new inventory purchases, see below:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7c3479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7c3479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"123\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/forecast-cash-flow-03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7444\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/forecast-cash-flow-03.jpg 608w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/forecast-cash-flow-03-300x61.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad407d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad407d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This inventory analysis is subject upon the information from your sales forecast. <\/p><p>It then sends the information to the projected cash flow (known as the inventory purchase) and balance sheet (known as ending inventory.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28437b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28437b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"921\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/forecast-cash-flow-04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7445\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/forecast-cash-flow-04.jpg 921w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/forecast-cash-flow-04-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/forecast-cash-flow-04-768x468.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 921px) 100vw, 921px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-686c532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"686c532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impact of payables: Estimating<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3152c1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3152c1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The majority of businesses wait approx. 30 days before paying their invoices from other companies. By holding some money back and paying it back later means we are able to save our cash flow.<\/p><p>Using the accrual accounting method, it is listed under accounts payable on your balance sheet.<\/p><p>To be able to estimate accounts payable, you need to carefully combine both assumptions and calculations.<\/p><p>Firstly, you collect the full payment amounts. The next step is to account for any immediate payments (that are not added to account payable section.) Once this has been done, you need to estimate, on average, how long you hold payments for.<\/p><p>Following that, we will estimate how long, on average, we hold payments. That analysis is shown below:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64423cc elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"64423cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tCash Flow Projection predicts all of your money needs well in advance, giving you complete peace of mind.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Cash+Flow+Projection+predicts+all+of+your+money+needs+well+in+advance%2C+giving+you+complete+peace+of+mind.&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fentrepreneursgateway.com%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F7437\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2241161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2241161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/forecast-cash-flow-05.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7446\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/forecast-cash-flow-05.jpg 609w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/forecast-cash-flow-05-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af41f03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af41f03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>For this example, we assume that the workshop pays its bills after 30 days of receiving them.<\/p><h3><b>The indirect method<\/b><\/h3><p>This method is just as good as the direct method and will get the same results.<\/p><p>Instead of looking at cash uses and sources, it looks at the net income, then adds items back such as depreciation (which affect the net income but not the actual cash balance.)<\/p><h3><b>Remember that Cash Flow is all about management<\/b><\/h3><p>Just remember that by using capable educated guesses, it will be possible to project your cash flow. You need to understand the flow of:<\/p><ul class=\"ali-bulet-green list-height\"><li>Sales<\/li><li>Sales which is owed to you<\/li><li>Receivables<\/li><li>Payables<\/li><li>Inventory<\/li><\/ul><p>These projections are very useful.<\/p><p>But\u2026<\/p><p>To really manage them, you need to compare them to your actual analysis so that you can catch any changes and manage them in time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-268fd35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"268fd35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/entrepreneursgatewaybp-hub.pages.ontraport.net\/FREE_BP_training\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Are-you-ENT-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12532\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Are-you-ENT-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Are-you-ENT-5-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Are-you-ENT-5-768x270.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16cf674 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16cf674\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d539a7\" data-id=\"4d539a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5357812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5357812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/h3><p>To help you even further in creating your business plan, why not check out the following articles to help you in writing the perfect plan to impress:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8aaa67 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e8aaa67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/hub-business-plan-financial-plan\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-chevron-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"> The 5 (MUST HAVE) Elements of a Successful Financial Plan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-sales-forecast\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-chevron-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"> How to do a Sales Forecast: All you need to know\u200b<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-profit-loss\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-chevron-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"> Profit and Loss Statement: A Step-by-Step Guide\u200b. How to ensure your business stays profitable<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/difference-between-cash-and-profit\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-chevron-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"> Understanding Cash Flow - The Difference Between Cash and Profit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-balance-sheet\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-chevron-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"> What is a Balance Sheet and why is it important in your Business Plan?\u200b<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/entrepreneursgatewaybp-hub.pages.ontraport.net\/CashFlow\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-download\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cash Flow Template [FREE DOWNLOAD]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/entrepreneursgatewaybp-hub.pages.ontraport.net\/Profit&#038;Loss\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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DOWNLOAD]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fdd967 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fdd967\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45ee4764\" data-id=\"45ee4764\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67f7ad60 elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"67f7ad60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-hand-o-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-410e99be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"410e99be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Now, over to you...<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4946ac73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4946ac73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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