This chapter explains the following points

5.2.1 The importance of cash and of cash-flow forecasting:
• Why cash is important to a business
• What a cash-flow forecast is, how a simple one is constructed and the importance of it
• Amend or complete a simple cash-flow forecast
• How to interpret a simple cash-flow forecast
• How a short-term cash-flow problem might be overcome, e.g. increasing loans, delaying
payments, asking debtors to pay more quickly
5.2.2 Working capital:
• The concept and importance of working capital