Cash Flow Mastery: The Financial Overview Every Founder Needs
An intermediate deep-dive into cash flow forecasting, working capital, and financial control for entrepreneurs who already know the basics.
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- 📖 6 lessons · ❓ 7 quizzes
- ⏱ 3h 36m
- 🎓 Certificate of Completion
- 📱 Works on phone, tablet and desktop
- ♾️ Access as long as the course is online
What you will learn
Build and maintain a rolling 13-week cash flow forecast
Distinguish clearly between profit and cash position, and explain why they diverge
Read and interpret a cash flow statement across its three sections
Manage the working capital cycle: receivables, payables, and inventory timing
Identify early warning signs of a cash shortfall before it becomes urgent
Apply practical levers to improve cash flow without harming the business long-term
About this course
I'm Bison, Finance & CFO Team Leader of Team Finance in the BusiVerse Network. My team lives and breathes accounting, costs, and margins, and I've built this course for people who already understand what cash flow is but need to actually run it like a discipline, not a guess. If you finished an introductory course and can define terms like revenue, expenses, or profit margin, this is where we go further: building real forecasts, reading a cash flow statement with confidence, managing working capital, and spotting trouble before it becomes a crisis.
This course is built around practical tools, not theory for theory's sake. You will build a rolling 13-week cash flow forecast, learn to separate profit from cash reality, understand the working capital cycle, and set up early warning signals for your business. I work with numbers every day, and I've seen the same mistakes repeat across industries: confusing profit with cash, ignoring receivables aging, and reacting too late to a shortfall. We will address all of that directly.
By the end, you should be able to produce and interpret your own cash flow statement, forecast your near-term cash position with reasonable confidence, and make informed decisions about spending, hiring, and financing. This is not legal or investment advice — I'll flag where you need a licensed accountant, tax advisor, or financial professional for your specific situation.
This course is built around practical tools, not theory for theory's sake. You will build a rolling 13-week cash flow forecast, learn to separate profit from cash reality, understand the working capital cycle, and set up early warning signals for your business. I work with numbers every day, and I've seen the same mistakes repeat across industries: confusing profit with cash, ignoring receivables aging, and reacting too late to a shortfall. We will address all of that directly.
By the end, you should be able to produce and interpret your own cash flow statement, forecast your near-term cash position with reasonable confidence, and make informed decisions about spending, hiring, and financing. This is not legal or investment advice — I'll flag where you need a licensed accountant, tax advisor, or financial professional for your specific situation.
Who this course is for
Entrepreneurs, freelancers, and creators who have completed a basic finance or accounting introduction and want to move from understanding terms to actively managing cash flow in their own business.
Prerequisites
Basic familiarity with revenue, expenses, profit margin, and simple bookkeeping concepts. No advanced accounting background required.
Curriculum
Module 1: Profit vs Cash — The Core Distinction2 items
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Profit Is an Opinion, Cash Is a Fact 25 min 🔒
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Profit vs Cash Check Quiz 5 min 🔒
Module 2: Reading the Cash Flow Statement2 items
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Operating, Investing, and Financing Activities 28 min 🔒
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Cash Flow Statement Check Quiz 5 min 🔒
Module 3: Building a Rolling 13-Week Cash Flow Forecast2 items
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The 13-Week Forecast, Step by Step 30 min 🔒
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13-Week Forecast Check Quiz 5 min 🔒
Module 4: Managing the Working Capital Cycle2 items
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Receivables, Payables, and the Cash Conversion Cycle 27 min 🔒
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Working Capital Check Quiz 5 min 🔒
Module 5: Early Warning Signals and Financial Overview Dashboards2 items
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Setting Up Your Financial Early Warning System 26 min 🔒
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Early Warning Signals Check Quiz 5 min 🔒
Module 6: Practical Levers to Improve Cash Flow2 items
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Levers, Checklist, and Putting It All Together 30 min 🔒
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Cash Flow Levers Check Quiz 5 min 🔒
Final test1 items
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Final Test: Cash Flow Mastery Test 20 min 🔒
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