{"product_id":"cash-flow-for-dummies-isbn-9781118018507","title":"Cash Flow For Dummies","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe fast and easy way to grasp cash flow management\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCash Flow For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e offers small business owners, accountants, prospective entrepreneurs, and others responsible for cash management an informational manual to cash flow basics and proven success strategies. Cash Flow For Dummies is an essential guide to effective strategies that will make your business more appealing on the market. Loaded with valuable tips and techniques, it teaches individuals and companies the ins and outs of maximizing cash flow, the fundamentals of cash management, and how it affects the quality of a company's earnings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCash flow is the movement of cash into or out of a business, project, or financial product. It is usually measured during a specified, finite period of time, and can be used to measure rates of return, actual liquidity, real profits, and to evaluate the quality of investments. \u003ci\u003eCash Flow For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e gives you an understanding of the basic principles of cash management and its core principles to facilitate small business success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers how to read cash flow statements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates how cash balances are analyzed and monitored—including internal controls over cash receipts and disbursements, plus bank account reconciliation and activity analysis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTips on how to avoid the pitfalls of granting credit—evaluating customer credit, sources of credit information, and overall credit policy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdvice on how to prevent fraud and waste\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers cash-generating tactics when doing business with dot-coms, other start-ups, and bankrupt customers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCash Flow For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e is an easy-to-understand guide that covers all of these essentials for success and more.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Fitting Cash Flow into the Big Picture of Running a Business 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Getting in Sync with the Rhythm of Cash 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Why Accrual Accounting Is Essential 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: The Big Three Financial Statements 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Getting a Grip on the Statement of Cash Flows 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Using Financial Statements to Assess Cash Health 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Mining the Balance Sheet for Cash 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Digging Deeper into Cash Flow 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Understanding Liquidity versus Available Cash 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Getting Intimate with Your Company's Cash Flow Needs 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Creating a Business Plan to Secure Cash 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Building Best-in-Class Projection Models to Manage Cash 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Identifying and Securing External Sources of Capital 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Knowing When to Use Debt to Finance Your Business 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Managing Your Business with Cash Flow in Mind 239\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Covering the Basics of Cash and Cash Activity 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Preventing Cash Losses from Embezzlement and Fraud 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Managing the Selling Cycle to Improve Cash Flows 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Managing the Disbursement Cycle to Improve Cash Flows 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: The Part of Tens 331\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Ten Keys to Managing Cash Flows in a Small Business 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Ten Tales of Cash-Flow Woes 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex 351\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTage C. Tracy\u003c\/b\u003e is principal owner of TMK \u0026amp; Associates, an accounting, financial,and strategic business planning consulting firm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn A. 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