{"id":6021,"date":"2018-12-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localtesting.test\/?p=60"},"modified":"2026-01-13T10:34:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:34:47","slug":"managing-your-cash-flow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/managing-your-cash-flow\/","title":{"rendered":"A free guide to managing your cash flow"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/category\/money-matters\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Money Matters<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA free guide to managing your cash flow\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2018-12-03T00:00:00+00:00\">3 December, 2018<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"A free guide to managing your cash flow\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/managing-your-cash-flow\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/author\/keirthomasbryant\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/04\/Keir-350x350.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"Keir Thomas-Bryant\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/04\/Keir-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/04\/Keir.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 40px) 100vw, 40px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Keir Thomas-Bryant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Good cash flow management is essential in every small business if it is to succeed and grow.&nbsp;Our guide includes expert advice and tips to give you the confidence when it comes to managing your cash flow for your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark class=\"highlight-and-share\">As any small business owner or adviser will tell you, cash is king<\/mark>. It&#8217;s a well-known saying but what exactly does it mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Put simply, businesses go bust in the long term through lack of profit, but in the short term, they fail because they don&#8217;t have enough cash to pay their bills. Cash flow is the life supply of any business&nbsp;\u2013 more firms go under because of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/cash-flow-crisis-avoid\/\">cash flow problems<\/a> than anything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The principles of good cash flow management are straightforward. First, you&#8217;ve got to make sure you&#8217;ve got more money coming in than going out. Money also needs to come in on time, so you can pay suppliers and invest in new stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having access to cash gives you better buying and negotiating power, which could save you money long term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anticipating any shortfalls in funds is important, as this allows you to make contingency cash flow plans such as extending credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Managing money and cash flow are critical for small firms. But if you can get the basics right, you&#8217;ll be in a strong position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-our-guide-offers-advice-on-how-to-get-a-clear-picture-of-your-cash-flow\"><strong>Our guide offers advice on how to get a clear picture of your cash flow:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How to stay on top of your cash flow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Credit control and sales forecasting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Negotiating good terms with suppliers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spotting the warning signs that you might have a cash flow issue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increasing sales through customer feedback<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to boost your profit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to ask people for money<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta gated-content\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Manage your cash flow<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Need help managing your cash flow? 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