Top 6 Trends in Cash Flow Management

Cash is the king when it comes to the financial management of any company or business. The time difference or lag you have in between paying your suppliers and employees to receive the money from your customers is a key problem that most businesses fail to notice until too late. In such situations, effective cash flow management comes to the rescue, so much so that corporate financial management has become the key to success for any company today.

It is important that companies keep a track of their money and manage all their finances in an efficient manner. Cash flow is important for all businesses but very critical for startups. Companies need to keep a check on the three main elements of cash flow analysis which include accounts receivable, accounts payable, and final shortfalls. In this article, we look at some of the future predictions of cash flow management and how they an be leveraged by businesses to streamline their existing cash flow processes.

Who Can Benefit from Cash Flow Management?

Cash is by far one of the main reasons for businesses to stay afloat. It is always seen that a lot of profitable businesses have collapsed due to unexpected cash flow problems. By forecasting and having a firm plan in place, companies can avoid such upsets in the market. It is important that companies be completely straight forward in their approach to managing their cash flows.

Some of the main players who use and benefit from using corporate financial management in their daily business operations include -

• Small and Medium Businesses
• Banks
• Startup Companies
• Credit Companies
• Financial Institutions
• Lending Companies
• Supply Chain Partners
• Insurance Companies

6 Latest Cash Flow Management Trends

Corporate financial management or corporate money management takes the top spot in the priority list for companies today. Major changes are happening in the ways businesses are functioning in the modern world. Here are some of the treasury trends in small business cash flow management which will dominate in 2018 and beyond -

1. Business Operations Will Be Streamlined

   We have seen rapid technological developments in the past couple of decades in the form of faster computers, smartphones, and faster Internet. This has led to faster communications being made at considerably at lower costs. In the future, this will be the key to making business operations more efficient and enabling production with low error rates. Therefore, expect to see more and more electronic communications being used on a daily basis to keep productivity high and tighten cash flow budgets.

2. Diversification of Businesses Will Be on the Rise

   Keeping in mind the current state of the economy, an increasing number of companies will look to diversify into other fields and provide new product and service lines. Old businesses may not be completely shut but may be revamped to include new services and faster delivery times, all the while providing better customer experiences. Emerging fields which cater to newer technologies will flourish and expand faster.

3. Businesses Will Be More Mobile in Future

   There are already thousands of business applications available today for businesses to use. These applications allow customers to perform different tasks such as shopping, banking, paying bills, ordering groceries, booking tickets, etc. In the future, more companies will move towards video advertising through such business applications. Cash flow plans will be designed to incorporate a businesses' move towards embracing the internet while helping increase productivity and efficiency at reduced costs.

4. Availability of Business Credit to Remain Slow

   Despite the government insisting that banks loosen their purse strings for businesses, credit lines will still continue to remain tight in the coming year. Right now banks and credit companies are reluctant to lend to businesses. Therefore companies need to learn to operate with less credit so that their cash flow projection will include reduced expenses so as to operate on cash.

5. Companies Will Invest in Security Concerns

   As we employ a large number of smart devices in our daily business activities, there will be a significant increase in the probability of confidential data being breached. Existing merchant ecosystems and financial services are not well-equipped to address such data security issues. Therefore, we will see an increasing number of companies investing a considerable amount of money in getting their systems more secure so that their corporate financial management processes operate safely without any glitches.

6. Businesses Will Opt for External Help

   Businesses will look to hire a number of external independent contractors rather than hiring traditional in-house employees. This will help them reduce their payroll tax and benefit costs while also receiving access to better-trained talent. In the future, more qualified and talented pool of resources will look to work in a flexible schedule environment. Cash flow plans will therefore also look to incorporate outsourcing through external businesses instead of hiring in-house teams.

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