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What Do I Do If My Business Runs Out Of Cash?

YoungUpstarts

Once you have achieved a calm headspace, take a survey of your cash position: How much cash is left? If you answered “no” to #2, you need to scramble to get cash in time for #3. Sudden payment of unaccrued tax, bonus, or commission liabilities (this is a common bookkeeping and forecasting error for small businesses.).

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Is your CFO a bookkeeper or a strategist?

Berkonomics

Here’s one that most small company founders and CEO’s miss until it may be too late. That may seem extreme to many a founder or CEO, but it serves a purpose. We members of the board never saw, (never asked) and the CFO never mentioned the balance sheet and cash position. How about co-strategist?

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If it can be counted, the CFO owns it.

Berkonomics

Looking at it that way, there is a check and balance for all departments and individuals ordering materials of any size that affect the cash position and profitability of the company. We never saw, and he never mentioned the balance sheet and cash position. rampant spending or uncoordinated purchasing.

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9 Things That Tell You To Pivot

YoungUpstarts

by Jon Leighton, Director of digital agency iResources and founder of neatly.io. I spoke to a founder recently about a pivot; they offered an ad tech solution to enterprise clients and had just spent six months on a new feature. Cash is king, always has been and always will be. He is also the founder of neatly.io