Cash is lifeblood

Opinion: By Kim Radok, Credit Matters When we talk about cash in business from the perspective of our introduction, essentially, we are talking about the funds in the business’s bank account(s). We are not talking about cash as a payment methodology, although this is also an essential factor for the potential survival of a business. Cash in your business’s bank account(s) is the lifeblood of the business and a resource factor all too often minimised by the potential access of credit. The issue is that cash is the means of maintaining control over your business. Access to credit, whilst an attractive thought at first, when utilised, is also the start of potentially losing control of your business. There may be an argument, that access or finance drawn down for the right reason, i.e., the purchase of an asset to enhance the business’s earning potential, is an essential component in operating […]

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