Your Business Has $10,000 Left. Can You Survive 13 Weeks?

You run a print-and-signage shop with six staff. It’s Monday morning and the bank says $10,000. Payroll ($7,440) is due next week, rent ($4,800) is due today, your main supplier is owed $14,000 and getting impatient, and the tax office wants $9,000. Customers owe you $36,000, on their schedule, not yours. You have a 13-week cash forecast and some hard choices. Run out of cash on a payroll week and it’s over.

• 13 weeksfour decision points
• +12 weeksoptional, to see if the fix holds
• The forecastyour lowest projected balance is the number that matters