working capital
4 articles tagged working capital.
BusinessShipping Delays Are a Working-Capital Problem
Late goods do not only irritate customers. They trap cash, distort inventory decisions and make finance teams more conservative.
By Anika Patel · Jun 16
BusinessHow to Build a Cash-Flow Forecast for a Small Business
A useful forecast tracks opening cash, expected receipts, fixed costs, variable costs, payroll, tax payments, debt, inventory buys, and a conservative delay assumption.
By Marcus Okafor · Jun 9
BusinessSlow Invoices Are Becoming a Working-Capital Tax
The cost of late payment is no longer a back-office annoyance. In tighter credit conditions it behaves like a tax on smaller suppliers.
By Marcus Okafor · Jun 9
WorldThe Africa-Gulf Trade Corridor Needs Working Capital as Much as Warehouses
Ports and warehouses get the investment headlines, but the constraint for many trading firms is the financing gap between shipment and payment.
By Rafael Mendez · Jun 9