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Practical small-business finance: cash flow, budgets, pricing and financing, focused on real problems owners run into.

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Profit and cash are not the same thing. Start by understanding where your cash goes, then plan ahead with a simple forecast.

Finance

Why Is My Business Profitable but I Have No Cash?

Your profit and loss statement says you made money, but the bank balance says otherwise. Profit measures what you earned; cash measures what you can spend. They drift apart for predictable reasons.

2 min readUpdated Sep 29, 2026
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Key topics

Cash flow

Why a profitable business can still run short of cash, and how to see it coming.

Budgeting

A monthly plan for revenue and expenses you can check against actual results.

Pricing and margins

How cost, markup and margin connect when you set prices.

Financing

How loan payments and interest work before you borrow.

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Tools and resources

Cash Flow Calculator

Project six months of cash from inflows and outflows.

Business Budget Calculator

A monthly budget with net income and expense mix.

Break-even Calculator

Units and revenue needed to cover fixed costs.

Business Loan Calculator

Monthly payment and total interest on a term loan.

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