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Padgett Thompson
a division of Rockhurst University Continuing Education Center
Course Description

This seminar is offered onsite only. The descriptions and outlines specified below are examples of the topics covered in this seminar. Actual seminar content will depend on your organization's needs. Of course, we customize the seminar's content to meet the specific needs of your organization.

How To Maintain Positive Cash Flow
A One Day Seminar
Meeting Code: PCP

Are you faced with picking and choosing who gets paid now and who has to wait until next month? Do the expenses keep stacking up while your cash reserves keep dwindling? Do you feel like you're forced to put your business growth on hold because cash flow is tight?

If you face fluctuating budgets, capital expenditures and depreciation, customer credit, inventory…and even taxes, this seminar has all the latest tips, tricks and techniques for making your day easier.

Attend this action-packed workshop and gain the skills you need to predict future cash flows … report cash movements … and even avoid bad debts from your customers. This material is presented in an easy to understand format so you walk away fully understanding how cash flow works and how it affects your everyday business.

How you will benefit ...

• Is it possible to show a healthy profit at the end of the year, and yet face a significant money squeeze?
  
• How long does it take for you to convert a dollar invested in inventory into a dollar of sales?
  
• Do you know the only foolproof way to avoid bad debts from your customers?
  
• When is a cash surplus a bigger problem than a cash deficit?

What you will cover ...

Fundamentals of Cash Flow Management

• Profit vs. cash flow: Is it possible to show a healthy profit at the end of the year, and yet face a significant money squeeze?
  
• How to predict future cash flows
  
• 4 specific actions to develop a winning cash flow system
  
• How - and - why to develop a financial contingency plan
  
• Detecting financial difficulty early before real trouble hits
  
• How on the fly management decisions influence long-term cash flows
  
• Using the cash tank method to analyze your cash flow availability
  
• HANDOUT: Take home a financial glossary full of easy to understand terms and definitions
  
• When a cash surplus creates a bigger problem than a cash deficit
  
• How to report cash movements: a 5-stage outline process for easy reporting

Accumulating Cash

• 4 easy steps to tripling your cash flow
  
• How to extend your average payable period to reduce debt, or make other necessary purchases
  
• How to delay your cash outflows and take full advantage of each dollar in your own cash flow
  
• How to pay your bills on time, yet never pay your bills before they are due to increase your consumable cash
  
• Avoid extending credit to customers who are unable to pay their accounts and jeopardize your cash flow process
  
• How to extend credit to your customers without any formal or written rules … and without sending your company into a cash flow crunch
  
• Do you know the only foolproof way to avoid bad debts from your customers? Find out here
  
• How to pinpoint sources of cash that are instant financial reserves

Inventory, Expenses, and Outflows

• How does inventory and cash flow relate? Find out here
  
• Pay date vs. due date: How fixed scheduling can improve your cash flow
  
• 5 quick tips you can use to reconcile your accounts
  
• Learn how to identify improvement opportunities to constantly keep your cash flowing smooth
  
• Short-term vs. long-term cash forecasting … what's the difference and how can each help your cash flow now
  
• How often should a cash-forecast be prepared and reviewed? Find out here
  
• How float can work for you to ease the cash crunch in hard times
  
• How long does it take for you to convert a dollar invested in inventory into a dollar of sales? Find out here
  
• Is your inventory excessive, too low, or just right … and what are the implications of each?
  

Who should attend ...

For payroll professional, accountants, managers, and small business owners who have been riding out the stormy economy and want better cash flow practices to get your business back on its feet.

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