* Learn practical, real-world examples and techniques for managing cash * Optimize cash flows and liquidity management * Discover the implications of recently enacted financial deregulation laws * Conduct financial transactions in the global, e-commerce economy * Develop a partnership approach to bank relationships Full of valuable tips, techniques, illustrative real-world examples, exhibits, and best practices, this handy and concise paperback will help you stay up to date on the newest thinking, strategies, developments and technologies in managing corporate cash. MICHELE ALLMAN-WARD is Managing Director of Allman-Ward Associates, Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in strategic planning, product and business unit development, training, project management, and market research with particular emphasis on international treasury management. JAMES SAGNER is a Principal of Sagner/Marks and has managed over 250 large-scale studies for companies and nonprofit organizations worldwide. He is a regular faculty member in the Kenan-Flagler Business School's "Advanced Topics in Cash Management" program at the University of North Carolina. The Wiley Essentials Series-because the business world is always changing...and so should you.

Optimizing Company Cash provides a comprehensive guide to all elements of cash management in a business including: Inflows Outflows Cash conversion cycles Short-term borrowing and investing International business How to structure a corporate treasury function In over 200 pages, the Guide explains how CPAs and financial managers can manage their company's short-term resources to sustain ongoing activities, mobilize funds and optimize liquidity. It also provides diagrams of work flows, step-by-step checklists, templates, and treasury tips for CPAs and finance managers who are responsible for making the most of working capital and short-term resources.

The credit crunch highlighted to businesses the importance of cash management, as those firms which ran short of cash discovered when they found themselves in trouble or even went bust.This tightly-written guide clearly explains the six critical aspects of the effective management of cash and cash flow. These involve: ·forecasting likely cash receipts and payments ·establishing funding lines necessary to cover asset purchases or for working capital ·efficiently managing day-to-day operations with regard to the amount of cash required ·selecting appropriate investment opportunities that result in positive cash flow ·monitoring the profitability of products and services to ensure they are cash generative and not cash destroying, ·having a plan for managing excess cash that exceeds demand Cash rather than profit has always been the ultimate determinant of whether a business survives.

* Proven real-life strategies to maximize cash flow * Best techniques to enhance the order-to-cash cycle * Innovative ways to revamp the purchase-to-pay cycle * Cash-generating tactics when selling to dot-coms, other start-ups, and bankrupt customers Full of valuable tips, techniques, illustrative real-world examples, exhibits, and best practices, this handy and concise paperback will help you stay up to date on the newest thinking, strategies, developments, and technologies in cash flow. "Loaded with practical tips and techniques on how a company can improve its cash flow. Timely, given the recent rash of bankruptcies and stories on questionable accounting practices. Mr. Schaeffer's book highlights why today's credit professional needs to pay particular attention to the cash flow statement when analyzing a customer's creditworthiness." -Raymond E. Blatz, Division Manager, AT&T Business Services Revenue Assurance Management "Essentials of Cash Flow is a great cash flow primer. Mr. Schaeffer effectively takes us from the basics to the essentials of cash flow using down-to-earth dialogue and real-world examples. I can see this book becoming a must in the library of all entrepreneurs and business managers." -James Stephenson, Vice President, Finance Clougherty Packing Company

A comprehensive primer for executives and managers on working capital management With limited access to credit and short term funding, it is increasingly important that companies focus on working capital management to free up funds and optimize liqidity. Written in the easy-to-follow Essentials Series style, Essentials of Working Capital Management covers the main components of working capital. Covers the latest trends around working capital Discusses a range of working capital topics, including cash management, banking relations, accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable, and foreign exchange Analyzes the efficient utilization of current assets and liabilities of a business through each phase of the operating cycle Examines the planning, monitoring, and management of the company's collections, disbursements and concentration banking Explores the gathering and management of information and forecast data to effectively use funds and identify risk Focused on how businesses can continue to be successful in these difficult times, specifically in relation to the limited credit available to businesses, this book puts practical guidance at your fingertips so you can put them to work right away. A comprehensive case introduces each major section of the book, and suggested solutions are included in a book appendix.

Corporate Cash Management describes how to forecast cash, and also covers methods for collecting and disbursing cash, plus the characteristics of the major cash concentration systems. It also investigates ways to improve cash flow, and how to raise funds from debt and equity. There is extensive coverage of risk management related to the variability of foreign exchange and interest rates, as well as the controls and measurements required for a cash management system.

The fast and easy way to grasp cash flow management Cash Flow For Dummies 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. Cash 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. Cash Flow For Dummies gives you an understanding of the basic principles of cash management and its core principles to facilitate small business success. Covers how to read cash flow statements Illustrates how cash balances are analyzed and monitored—including internal controls over cash receipts and disbursements, plus bank account reconciliation and activity analysis Tips on how to avoid the pitfalls of granting credit—evaluating customer credit, sources of credit information, and overall credit policy Advice on how to prevent fraud and waste Covers cash-generating tactics when doing business with dot-coms, other start-ups, and bankrupt customers Cash Flow For Dummies is an easy-to-understand guide that covers all of these essentials for success and more.