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17/07/2025

What started my journey of finance! Discover how my fascination with the 2008 financial crisis led to a successful career in accountancy.

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Most founders lose cash not because the business is broken, but because they cannot see what is coming 👀

No forecast means no control 🚫📊

You miss the warning signs ⚠️
You overspend without realising 💸
You plan for sales that never land ❌
And by the time you notice a cash issue, fixing it is already painful 😣

Here is what we keep seeing:
❌ No rolling forecast - only looking a few weeks ahead
🎯 Overconfident sales forecasts
💥 Burn rate based on gut feel, not data

The fix is simple - it just needs consistency ✅
🗓️ Build a 12-month rolling forecast
🔁 Update it every month
📥 Track what is coming in
📤 Track what is going out
💼 Include staff, tax, software, subscriptions and annual bills
📉 Plan for three outcomes: low case, mid case and high case
✔️ Only count signed or high confidence revenue

You do not need to be an accountant to do this
You just need to stick with it 🔧
Without a forecast:
😬 You react instead of plan
⏰ You catch problems too late
📉 You stop making bold decisions

Quick check:
Do you have a forecast for the next 12 months?
And how often do you update it?
🗓️ Weekly
📆 Monthly
❓ Never

Drop your answer below 👇

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