PROFIT AND CASH FLOW DON\'T NECESSARILY GO HAND IN HAND
There are business fundamentals that are common to each and every business - and at the heart of every situation is the importance of profitability and cash flow. It is vital to understand the difference between them and that profitability and good cash flow do not necessarily go together.
Profitable businesses can go out of business because of cash flow problems.
So what is profit and what is cash flow?
\"Profit\" is what\'s left over after you\'ve paid all your expenses. This is nothing you didn\'t know before. The important thing to note is that profit is \"what\'s left over\". PROFIT IS A RESIDUAL. It is a consequence of what happens in and to your business. Some of these things are within your control and some of them are outside your control. If you\'re going to have any effect on your profit, you have to focus on those things over which you have control.
So what are they?
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