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Understanding Cash Flow Management for Businesses

A practical, India-specific introduction to managing cash inside a business, built for founders, treasury teams, HR and L&D professionals, and employees outside finance whose decisions quietly move the company's bank balance. Understand why profitable companies still run out of money, how the cash conversion cycle works, and how Indian businesses manage receivables, payables and inventory, including TReDS and the MSME 45-day payment rule. Learn to build a simple 13-week cash forecast, plan burn and runway, choose between cash credit, overdraft and bill discounting, schedule GST, TDS and advance tax outflows, and park surplus cash sensibly. Finish by seeing how every department affects cash, spotting the early warning signs of a cash crunch, and working through a real-world style cash crisis case study.

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6

DURATION

~3.3 hrs

TRACK

Corporate Finance

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Curriculum Breakdown

Chapter 1: Cash Is King

3 Lessons

Profit vs Cash: Why a Profitable Business Can Still Go Bust9 min read

The Cash Flow Cycle: How Money Moves In and Out of a Business10 min read

Reading a Cash Flow Statement Without an Accounting Degree11 min read

Chapter 2: Working Capital and the Cash Conversion Cycle

3 Lessons

Working Capital Explained: The Money Stuck in Day-to-Day Operations10 min read

The Cash Conversion Cycle: Inventory Days, Receivable Days and Payable Days12 min read

Negative Working Capital: How Some Indian Companies Get Paid Before They Pay10 min read

Chapter 3: Pulling the Three Working Capital Levers

3 Lessons

Managing Receivables: Credit Terms, Collections and TReDS12 min read

Managing Payables: Paying Suppliers Smartly and the MSME 45-Day Rule11 min read

Managing Inventory: Stock Levels, Dead Stock and Cash Sitting on Shelves11 min read

Chapter 4: Forecasting and Planning Cash

3 Lessons

Budgeting vs Cash Forecasting: Why You Need Both9 min read

Building a Simple 13-Week Cash Flow Forecast14 min read

Burn Rate and Runway: Cash Planning for Startups11 min read

Chapter 5: Funding Gaps, Tax Outflows and Surplus Cash

3 Lessons

Short-Term Funding Options: Cash Credit, Overdraft, Bill Discounting and Working Capital Loans12 min read

The Tax Calendar and Your Cash: GST, TDS and Advance Tax Outflows11 min read

Where to Park Surplus Cash: Sweep Accounts, Fixed Deposits and Liquid Funds10 min read

Chapter 6: Cash Flow Management in Practice

3 Lessons

How Every Department Affects Cash: Sales, Procurement, HR and Operations10 min read

Early Warning Signs of a Cash Crunch10 min read

Case Study: Diagnosing and Fixing a Cash Crisis in an Indian Business14 min read