Cash Flow Key to Business Sustainability

摘要

Cash flow is the lifeblood of every business. In fact, according to a recent U.S. Bank study, poor cash flow management causes 82 percent of U.S. business failures. Although seemingly counterintuitive, many experts advise putting cash flow management before profits. While profits are how many steel, aluminum and copper distributors and processors survive, failure to manage the operation's cash flow can mean running into problems that one profitable accounting period might not be able to offset.