LRN0024 - Accounting - Cash is King
Course Description
Cash management is crucial to business success, with 90% of small business failures linked to poor cash flow. This course helps non-financial managers optimize cash flow, uncover internal and external cash sources, and establish strong cash management practices to improve financial stability and decision-making in daily operations.
Course Outline
Unit 1Cash Flow Strategies
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Why cash is so important in business
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What are the cash-critical stages in business
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What internal sources of cash are possible
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What potential external sources of cash there are
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Review of the Cash Flow Statement
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Review of Projected Cash Flow Report
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What the Cash Cycle communicates
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What improvements can be made to shorten the cash cycle
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Calculating cash cycle
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How much cash the business needs
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When cash injections are needed
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Which cash needs will internal sources be able to cover
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Which cash needs must be met through external sources
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Making comparisons with other businesses in the same industry
Unit 4
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What debt sources of cash are possible
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What are the potential equity sources of cash
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What requirements different funding sources have
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Making a pitch to investors
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Approaching potential lenders for financing

Learner Outcomes
At the end of this course, you will:-
Understand your company’s cash activities and your own role in improving cash flow.
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Be able to reveal cash needs based on a three year estimate of cash sources and uses.
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Know how to consider cash management ideas to improve cash flow through improved business activities.
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Be able to consider potential external cash sources and ways to approach them for funding.
Notes
Course Objectives-
To clearly communicate the importance of cash in business.
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To identify a business’s cash-critical stage.
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To provide a review of possible internal and external sources of cash.
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To show participants how to read a cash flow statement and cash flow report
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To provide participants with the knowledge to use the cash cycle to identify potential improvements.
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To provide information so participants can estimate the amount of cash needed and appropriate timing for three years.
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To provide the knowledge needed to approach potential funding sources.
Applies Towards the Following Digital Badges
- Accounting and Finance for Non-Financial Managers Digital Badge - Online : Required Courses