Small Business Cash Flow: Strategies for Making Your Business a Financial Success

As a consultant who focuses on small business cash flow, I see many businesses struggling with cash flow issues. Most often, the underlying problem is a lack of understanding about the critical importance of cash flow for small businesses. As many business owners soon find out Profit and Cash Flow are very different creatures. Denise O'Berry, who I first met through her popular MYOB forum, has a depth of knowledge regarding small businesses that is based on practical experience. She is not a consultant who lives in an ivory tower, but a small business owner who understands the day-to-day challenges of running a business. Her experience helping other businesses makes her a great resource for other small business owners. This book is very practical, contains no accounting or business theory, it is perfectly suited for the small business owner looking to understand and manage cash flow. In these tight economic times, there is no more critical business skill than managing cash flow. This book is a great place to start!

Good overview book. Easy read good resources. Not very technical good for first business or an inexperienced business owner. Worth the time.

The part I don't like is that the writer writes too much about marketing, which is not the subject of this book. There are many great marketing books out there. I don't think you would buy this to learn about marketing. Anyway, there are some good points about cash flow and financial discipline, but that's not enough. I feel like I need to know more from some other sources.

Simple to understand and great contents. Thanks Denise, it gives clarity for me to identify gaps and take actions.

I was looking for a book that could help me consult small businesses from a cash flow perspective and I think this book really hits the spot. Cash flow and management are the two most important things to the success of all businesses. If you can manage your cash flow, your golden. This book breaks down everything from finding the right accountant to improving business processes. By linking everything back to cash flow quantifies every aspect of business development. This book provides many great ideas that can be directly be applied to any business to improve its success. I am sure there are many books that can provide the perspective this book provides on saving money, documenting processes, and investing in marketing, but I enjoyed that the author links everything back to cash flow. I view this book as a cheat sheet for thinking about things to improve size or type of business.

Without cash flow you don't have a business. Cash is king and Denise O'Berry gives straight-forward advice on how to make your business a financial success. This book clearly provides strategies about how to manage and control your cash and also does a good job of pointing out how a small business owner can stay on top of cash flow issues. Remember, if your business in not making money you may have just an expensive hobby. Melinda Emerson "Smallbizlady" Author, Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months: A Month-by-Month Guide to a Business that Works

This book gave me hope again! I had reached a major cash flow crunch in my business where I was thinking about throwing in the towel. Reading this book gave me solid action items that I could implement immediately to manage my cash flow better and improve cash coming into my business. Many books are very theoretical with no real "meat" to help you solve your problems. This book had practical workable ideas that I could implement right away. It made me hopeful and positive that I can turn my business around to generate positive cash flow. This book I will return to time and time again.

Book is all fluff and useless info that you should already know. There was maybe one valuable chapter. I have no idea how this book has alk the good reviews. Book is a waste of money.

Very smart and comprehensive book on managing and creating cash flow. Who knew the author knows something about marketing and lifetime value?