3 CPE One of the greatest sources of stress for small business owners is managing cash flow. 69% of business owners who have been kept up at night by concerns about cash flow. More than half of U.S. businesses have lost $10,000 or more by foregoing a project or sales specifically due to issues created by insufficient cash flow.
This course shows you how to assess current and future cash flows. You learn techniques to increase cash flow and reduce dips in cash flow. I list critical sources of cash for businesses, along with the pros and cons of major sources.
I explain how to prepare a cash flow projection. You discover a company’s sustainable growth rate and how to increase it. I show you how leverage can increase growth, profit, and cash. Leverage also comes with risks and I explain how to manage those risks.
Course Key Concepts: Cash flow statement, Cash flow projection, Cash flow forecast, Working capital, Cash conversion cycle, Loans, Debt, Equity, EBITDA, Free cash flow.
Note: This course is also available in Text Based format:
https://www.illumeo.com/courses/managing-cash-flow-text-based-course
Learning Objectives
- Explore ways to assess current and projected cash flows.
- Discover methods to increase cash flow and reduce dips in cash flow.
- Identify sources of cash for businesses.
Last updated/reviewed: March 17, 2024
121 Reviews (672 ratings)
Reviews
Urceline Pemberton
( at Self)
Rob Stevens is an excellent presenter. His analogies helped to solidify his points and he interjected real life scenarios to keep you attentive and eager to continue listening.
Megan Fraser
(Advisor at Google)
I really enjoyed this course. It covered more basic materials but was very helpful for a quick refresh on topics I do not use in my day to day work.
Anonymous
(Contoller)
This was a great course. The instructor was clear and was able to speak intelligently while still discussing basics. The information was presented in a way to keep an otherwise boring subject interesting. PowerPoint was in alignment with training. Will be happy to attend more courses by this instructor.
Anonymous
(Controller)
I loved this course and it was great to be able to pause the course and think about what was being presented and how I could apply it in my current role. Some very good information. Usually cash flow management courses are pretty basic, but this was a very valuable cash management course.
Jeffrey Kirsch
(CFO / VP Finance at Kirsch CFO Advisor)
I really enjoyed Rob Stephens course on Managing Cash Flows. It seemed he covered all bases on how a company can improve and destroy its cash flow position by either effective or ineffective management. I too am a professional that manages the company's cash flow.
Anonymous
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This course provided a detailed review of cash flow management strategies going beyond the basics of the cash flow statement and to CFO-level strategies. Very useful insight for those looking to understand financial management for small and medium-sized businesses.
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MICHELE BOUDREAU
(Controller at None)
Excellent course. The material was 1) presented at a quick pace, 2) useful in a practical way, and 3) presented in a logical and cohesive way. I appreciated the section on metrics. The presenter was a natural at video presentations.
Anonymous
(PRESIDENT)
This was an excellent course and an excellent presenter. However, I was overwhelmed by all the information and definitions. An example that comes to mind is the explanation of ex-div pref shares - to me that was just too much detail.
Braden LaTour
(Financial Analyst at Kent Power)
Happily surprised by the depth of content covered in this course. Instructor had a firm grasp of the concepts and was effective in delivering the presentation. Highly recommend this course for anyone involved in cash management.
Gina Lopez
( at Trojan Professional Services, Inc.)
This is an easy flow course. The instructor provides great examples at a steady pace. I particularly liked the metrics explanation of working capital and the cash conversion cycle. Simple and easy to follow and understand.
Dinah Sarman-Moschetti
(Accounting Manager at Global Executive Management Services)
The course is good and the instructor knowledgeable with good presentation skills. I found the information a little basic at times; however it is a broad and foundational course, so this is not unexpected.
Anonymous
(Controller)
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Anonymous
(Consultant)
Cash flow management is the cornerstone of keeping a company on track. Having the ability to draw down on a LOC is a strategy that smaller companies often overlook. This was a great course.
Anonymous
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This course provided a very good explanation of how to manage cash flows. The instructor was clear, and concise and kept it at a level where the student could absorb the content. Well done.
Anonymous
(Accounting Manager)
I was very impressed with this course. It gave a great overview of what cash management is, what metrics are useful, and what strategies are best for different situations. Highly recommend!
Anonymous
(Accountant)
I really enjoyed this course and the instructor. There is a lot of content that I know that I will refer back to in the future. I plan to take some of this instructors other classes.
Anonymous
(Controller)
This might be the best CPE course I've ever taken, as it's highly informative and incredibly relevant to my line of work. If you are a Controller or VP of Finance, this is a must-take.
Tyler Clayton
( at Constellation Insurance)
This was excellent, great content and it was done in a reasonable amount of time. I passed the exam on the first try so I was obviously able to retain the information well. Thank you!
Anonymous
(Accountant)
I was familiar with some of the material before (ratios, some concepts), but it was interesting to see it all put together, and I also learned some new things about cash management.
Max Gupton
( at Canvass Capital, LLC)
Really like Rob’s courses. He clearly has relevant experience and does a good job of condensing and articulating that knowledge into the course. The transition song is catchy too.
Greg Smith
( at RX Partners, LLC)
Rob was extremely well spoken and the content was well thought out, organized and logical. This course was great affirmation of my current understanding of managing cash flow.
Anonymous
(CPA)
The course was expansive and was laid out in a very organized, simple manner. A great deal of material is covered, but is summarized well and is easy to digest.
Robin Cava
(Senior Accountant, CPA at CommonSpirit Health / DignityHealth/ CPA..)
So far my favorite presenter. The course was easy to understand although complex and he brought in some humor during dry cash flow definitions. 10 out of 10!
Anonymous
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Great course. Really made me think twice about how my company is managing our cash flow and how we can more effectively manage our cash conversion cycle.
Anonymous
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This is an excellent course with practical and thorough tips to managing cash flow. The instructor is knowledgeable and entertaining. I learned a lot.
Anonymous
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The course was engaging and had a good pace. Also, the instructor gave several recaps and told stories to illustrate the concepts. I learned a lot!
Anonymous
(Director of FInance)
Course was informative and met the objectives. I learned a few things and some was a review. Instructor was knowledgable and easy to follow.
Anthony Imburgia
(Unemployed at None)
The course was interesting and effective. The course met stated objectives. The course had a good practical application to cash management.
Anonymous
(Private Equity Accountant)
Great course and to the point. Lesson plan and slides were well put together and very informative. I would recommend this course to others.
Anonymous
(VP of Payoll)
I enjoyed this course. It was a bit outside my wheelhouse, but the trainer did a good job of trying to keep things at my level as well.
Charles Jones
(Sr. Financial Controlling Manager at Alpla, Inc.)
Great practical advice. Follows the best information we learn from MBA-level Finance courses. Well organized and well presented.
Anonymous
(Payroll Analyst)
This a very informative and interesting course. I would highly recommend for anyone interested in learning more about Cash Flow.
Anonymous
(CFO)
Outstanding course and a terrific instructor. He went through all of what you need to focus on to manage cash in your business.
Anonymous
(CFO)
Good insight into what a good cash flow analysis can do for a company. It can help with financing strategy and set objectives.
Anonymous
(CPA)
Good examples and nice flow of the presentation . Good idea for anyone who deals with cash flows or is looking to understand.
Anonymous
(Consultant)
Good overview of cash management concepts for finance accounting minded business leaders and a good refresher for accountants
Anonymous
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Rob does a great job in the Managing Cash Flow course in discussing practical steps to take for increasing cash flow.
Anonymous
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This was a thorough overview of the entire cash flow process and I really appreciated the section on managing cash.
Erin Bandaru
(Manager at GTM Payroll Services)
This course was very easy to understand for someone who doesn't work in accounting. The topics were outlined well.
Anonymous
(Controller)
Great course! Helpful tips and I am going to use the ratios for analysis to our cash flow statement and forecasts.
Anonymous
(Self employed)
Easily thoughout discussion of the importance if cash. I especially like the detail on the cash conversion cycle.
Anonymous
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Extremely helpful in making the connection between ratios and projections and how that affects business decisions.
Anonymous
(Implementation Consultant)
This was a more interesting training. I felt the concepts were easy to understand and follow through the course.
Anonymous
(HR Director)
I appreciated the detailed information on managing cash flow. The supporting material is also a great resource.
Kenneth Bruch
( at Ultradent Products, Inc.)
Great instructor and overview of cash management. This sits somewhere between a broad overview and a deep dive.
Anonymous
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This is an EXCELLENT course for a finance manager, controller, or CFO looking to navigate cash flow issues.
Anonymous
(Senior Director Internal Audit)
Good introduction to cash flow analysis including ways to increase cash inflow and decrease cash outflow.
Chris Fameree
( at Diligence Solutions Group, LLC)
Good content. Straightforward information. Clear exam. Details the benefits of monitoring cash flow.
Anonymous
(Accounting Manager)
great lesson on the basic function of a cashflow statement and the importance of cashflows in a business
Anonymous
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A good balance of practical examples and theory introduced in the course. Very easy to follow and learn.
Anonymous
(CFO)
Thorough review of various metrics. Presenter was professional and helped to explain concepts in detail.
Anonymous
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Very practical background information on how cash flow operates and strategies to use in the real world.
Anonymous
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Great information. A little packed in there, but I'm glad they don't go into the formulas on the test.
Chris Hanvy
(Corporate Controller at ChanceLight)
Great course - easy to follow and understand with great refreshers on critically important concepts.
Elyse Perrett
( at Capitol Imaging)
This was very informational for controllers and managers who need to monitor cash flow. Very Useful.
Anonymous
(CFO)
This was one of the better courses I have taken so far on Illumeo. Very well done and informative.
Christian Bell
( at Pointsmith)
This course included all the essential components of good cash flow management and forecasting.
Anonymous
(Sr Payroll Specialist)
I enjoyed this wedinar and learned a lot for my business. Thank you for putting this together.
Tanina Kennedy
(Financial Controller at Unimarket NA, Inc.)
Very knowledgeable instructor. Provides clear, simplistic approach to understanding cash flow.
Anonymous
(CPA)
The whole course was helpful. I especially appreciated the "Art of Managing Cash" section.
Anonymous
(CFO)
This course is a great refresher and tool to have for setting up your cash management tools.
Brad Parker
( at Seamless Advisors)
Great primer, great deck, well laid out. Here are extra characters to make it to the 50 min.
Anonymous
(Cpa)
Easy review course worth taking. Need to find some more advanced courses in cash management
Anonymous
(Controller)
Great review of cash management. Thorough review of effects of lending and equity on cash.
Christopher Esposito
( at None)
Very good rehash of elemental information and knowledge. Very useful for small businesses.
Anonymous
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Useful course for those working in or with small businesses. Thank you to the presenter.
Anonymous
(IT Advisory Snr. Associate)
This is a great and detailed course for beginners on how to manage cash flow effectively.
Anonymous
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I would recommend this to anyone trying to learn more about cash flow. Very informative
Scott Smith
( at ERAC)
The videos are extremely dense with material and really should be a much longer course.
Anonymous
(Controller)
A lot of "not" questions in the exam makes it unnecessarily difficult to work through.
Anonymous
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Very beneficial Course. Many slides full of information. Would recommend this course.
Anonymous
(CFO)
good overview, presenter was very good (not annoying), will watch more of his videos
Anonymous
(Controller)
This was a comprehensive course on managing cash flow. Lots of useful information.
Anonymous
(Owner and Founder)
Not a bad course, moves to different topics quickly and a lot of notes to be taken.
Anonymous
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Really great course. Applicable to almost all businesses. Good instructional flow.
Anonymous
(Accountant)
Very informative and the slides were very detailed. Very thorough with the basics.
Anonymous
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Informative, a good course. Easy to follow. Well-organized topics for the course.
Anonymous
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Great course offering perspective on the lifeblood of a business--cash. Thanks!
Jared Collins
(Sr Director, Finance at Cox Auto)
Very helpful and informative. I can use these resources in the future for sure.
Anonymous
(Internal Control Officer)
very interesting course by a very good trainer. I recommend taking this course.
Anonymous
(Finance and Accounting Consultant)
Speaker speaks in a very clear cadence. Examples are very good. Exam is fair.
Anonymous
(Retired)
Instructor does a great job of covering the material with a low snooze factor.
Eric Bade
( at Star Group)
I work with cash flow projections on a regular basis and this was a nice recap
Anonymous
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it was a good refresher course on cash flows
and the statement of cash flows
Anonymous
(ESR)
Good course for small and growing businesses. Instructor felt really engaged.
KIM MILLER
( at Miller's Mowing & More)
This webinar is very educational. Thank you for the opportunity to view it.
Anonymous
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Excellent course for everyone who is interested on the subject. Rob rocks!!!
Anonymous
(Accountant)
Great course, clear and concise, would recommend others to take this course
Anonymous
(SVP Corp Compliance & Accounting)
This is a great overview of managing cash. Provides useful practical tips.
Anonymous
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Good cash flow management course with a number of good real life examples.
Matthew Carter
(Financial Operations at DLC Group)
Thanks.
I would love to have a PDF of the Formulas used in the class.
Siegfried Adloff
(Director Controlling at Novelis)
Very good explanations. Clear ans simple even for a non-native speaker!
Anonymous
(Accounting Manager)
Very interesting course. Rob was a good speaker and had great examples.
Anonymous
(Director of Finance)
This is a good course for accountants to understand corporate finance.
Craig Farabaugh
( at Albireo Energy)
Good overview of the subject material. Covered all the major points.
Anonymous
(Controller)
Very good, lots of good info. I plan on rewatching this at some point
Anonymous
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Great class. Highly relevant and useful tools for future reference.
Anonymous
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I really liked the flow of the training and the slides. Thank you!
SCOTT BLACK
(Area Meetinghouse Facilities Planning Ma.. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day..)
Very thorough and comprehensive review. Really enjoyed the course.
Scott Anderton
(CFO at HCA)
Great course. Went by quickly and had a lot of useful information.
Jeff Spillane
( at Anslow Bryant Construction)
Excellent presenter. The banking viewpoint was especially helpful.
Ayiku Momoh, CPA, MBA
(CFO at Mugomeh International Foods Market)
Great course. The layout and thorough explanations were great.
Anonymous
(Payroll Manager)
This was a comprehensive overview that was definitely helpful.
Anonymous
(VP of Finance and Accounting)
Really good overview of this topic, with very useful tidbits.
Parker Forge
(Financial Analyst at Stryker)
This course was a really good refresher on cashflow concepts!
Anonymous
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Engaging and informative. Great tools and good presentation.
Anonymous
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I learned alot from this course. It was very informative.
Lisa Kyne
( at Narcisi & Company, P.C.)
Most of this was common sense and it was a good refresher.
Anonymous
(Corporate Controller)
Good course and teacher. Great info and easy to understand
Sean Flynn
(Accounting Manager at Rosemawr Management)
Good course on cash management and everything it entails.
Anonymous
(Director)
Comprehensive coverage of topic on cash flow management.
Anonymous
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Great class - lots of valuable information for non CFOs.
Anonymous
(Director of Finance)
great refresher course about the importance of cash flows
Chantell Haines
( at Accountants with Purpose)
Excellent content this will be so helpful for my clients
Lauren Harrison
(Senior Accounting Manager at People.ai)
nice summaries that are simple and easy to understand.
Anonymous
(Cost controller)
Well explained and supported with real world examples.
Anonymous
(Finance)
This course provides a good intro to cash management.
Anonymous
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Great course on cash flow management. Would recommend
Paul Krieg
(Head of FP&A at Computershare)
useful topic to review. Helpful to understand this
Anonymous
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The course was easy to follow and to understand.
Prerequisites
Knowledge Level: Intermediate
No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.
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