Startup Guides > Managing Cash Flow 101

Welcome to the 40Billion.com startup guide for managing cash flow, designed for entrepreneurs and managers considering going into business for themselves. Cash flow is key to getting funding and keeping your business from failing. This startup guide provides information for managing and tracking the movement of cash into and out of your business. This includes a template for creating your own cash flow statement.

Ok, now the important part that our lawyers made us add: this overview is not meant to be a comprehensive guide for cash flow, and it is not intended to be legal advice in any way. We strongly encouraged you to consult a tax specialist, and the overview presented here is not meant to be tax advice.

So let's get started by defining the term Cash Flow. Simply put, cash flow refers to movement of cash into or out of any kind of business. It is usually measured for a certain time frame; daily, weekly, monthly or yearly...