{"id":103,"date":"2021-11-30T18:04:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T12:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zikzuk.com\/blog\/?p=103"},"modified":"2021-11-30T18:04:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T12:34:54","slug":"top-5-cash-flow-tips-every-business-owner-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zikzuk.com\/blog\/top-5-cash-flow-tips-every-business-owner-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Cash Flow Tips Every Business Owner Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every organization believes cash is king, but only&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cashflowtool.com\/blog\/7-cash-flow-tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">33% use a business intelligence tool to manage their cash flows<\/a>. For those who use accounting software, creating entries,&nbsp;sending invoices, and following up for payments is&nbsp;most often a manual process,&nbsp;which requires time to monitor cash flow and make a report. Additionally, according to a recent survey,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cashflowtool.com\/blog\/7-cash-flow-tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">74 per cent of organizations consider cash flow activities challenging<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To simplify the process,&nbsp;Zikzuk&#8217;s&nbsp;Business Finance Manager (BFM) connects with your accounting software, offers you a complete view of&nbsp;your business finances, and helps you make better business decisions. While&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zikzuk.com\/blog\/how-to-manage-cash-flow-issues-in-a-wholesale-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cash flow management is made easy with BFM<\/a>, every SME owner needs the extra nudge to improve their business&#8217;s cash flow position. If you&#8217;re in search of some cash flow management tips, here are 5 of them to make your task easy.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ensure to have the right cash on hand\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most business owners&nbsp;quickly assess whether&nbsp;they can afford something based on their current cash balance (cash on hand) in their&nbsp;accounting books. The fact is that there&nbsp;are&nbsp;some&nbsp;expenses that&nbsp;may lead to a&nbsp;reduction in&nbsp;the cash balance in the future. So, you must be aware of the actual day&#8217;s cash on hand.&nbsp;With&nbsp;Zikzuk BFM,&nbsp;get daily business reports and overview your receipts, payments, sales, purchase, receivables and payables for the day.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Look at your expenses.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expenses may rapidly add up if you are not cautious. Some additional charges, such as a license or new software,&nbsp;may&nbsp;appear&nbsp;as&nbsp;insignificant additions to your overall bill. Furthermore, costs are charged on a business credit card with an annual billing once done and forgotten until the following year. Using BFM helps you&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zikzuk.com\/blog\/switch-to-better-account-receivables-management-with-bfm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">access your payables and receivables<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;keep an eye on your expenses easily.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Determine Your Cash Flow<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowing your future cash flow provides your business with a financial road map.&nbsp;By analyzing your historical data to identify patterns, BFM makes it simple to&nbsp;forecast your future&nbsp;cash flow position.&nbsp;BFM\u2019s&nbsp;interactive charts&nbsp;makes it simple to assess how you&#8217;re performing each month and allows you to play around with some what-if situations.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Increase Sales&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set goals for your team and then use&nbsp;a business intelligence tool like&nbsp;BFM with tally to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zikzuk.com\/blog\/improve-sales-experience-with-zikzuk-technologies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">see how your monthly sales are performing<\/a>&nbsp;and how they have trended over the last several months. You may combine the sales with the costs to get a clearer picture of your cash flow.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quickly Pay Your Vendors&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your vendors want their money as soon as possible, just as you want your consumers to pay you. You may be paying your vendors too&nbsp;late, which can negatively impact your cash flow. You can delay payment as long as you follow the conditions of your vendor contract.&nbsp;Check if your vendors are offering discounts on early payments. While a 1%&nbsp;or 2% discount&nbsp;may seem small, but it will&nbsp;significantly add up to your savings in the future.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is essential to analyze your cash flow regularly to gain the insights you require to manage your business.&nbsp;Implement the&nbsp;above tips to understand which factors affect your cash flow&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zikzuk.com\/bfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">use BFM<\/a>&nbsp;with tally to&nbsp;manage business finances&nbsp;anytime, and anywhere.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every organization believes cash is king, but only&nbsp;33% use a business intelligence tool to manage their cash flows. For those who use accounting software, creating entries,&nbsp;sending invoices, and following up for payments is&nbsp;most often a manual process,&nbsp;which requires time to monitor cash flow and make a report. 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