CashflowTop Tip: accelerate your accounts receivable and combine it with a quarterly cashflow forecast to monitor performance. 

Simply put, get paid faster by invoicing sooner, shortening payment terms and tracking incoming money to help it flow and stop it from getting trapped. 

Try these proven tactics: 

  • Tighten creditors' payment terms. Ideally, get upfront payment or timely 7-day or 14-day terms. Aim to avoid 30-day credit. 

  • Generate Invoices asap. Speed up the process and send invoices once the job is finished or the goods are shipped or delivered. 

  • Stretch your accounts payable. Hold onto your cash as long as possible; pay on the due date, not before. 

  • Audit overheads. Look to trim if possible. Monitor utilities, efficiency and usage; check regular expenses, stationery supplies, and motor vehicle expenses.