Cash Flow Forecasting & Management

This course takes a complete beginner from never having built a forecast to confidently projecting and managing the cash position of a real business. You will learn why a profitable company can still run out of money, build a 13-week short-term forecast using the direct method and an annual forecast using a driver-based approach, calculate burn rate and runway, and run best, base, and downside scenarios that reveal exactly when and how large a cash gap will be. Every module is built on worked examples with real numbers, named tools such as Float, Pulse, and Fathom, and the concrete moves an owner or finance lead uses to keep cash on hand: accelerating collections, stretching payables responsibly, sizing a line of credit, and managing a cash crunch step by step.