Why Profitable Businesses Still Run Out of Cash?
How the gap between paying costs and collecting sales can put pressure on a growing business, and where a 13-week forecast helps.
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A practical perspective
on the numbers.
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Abhishek’s published insights
Business finance, in conversation.
Conversations with Salim Omar, published by Straight Talk CPAs, on the financial questions business owners face.
Why Profitable Businesses Still Feel Broke
A discussion of debt payments, inventory and timing differences that explain why profit does not always become available cash.
Watch on YouTubeTry the cash-runway calculatorWhy Profitable Businesses Still Feel Financially Unstable
How a clearer view of cash and upcoming commitments can help owners make decisions with more confidence.
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Published books
Books & writing.
Explore personal-finance writing and the everyday decisions behind financial wellbeing.
ABC of Finance: Journey to your Financial Freedom
By Abhishek Sachdeva.
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Co-authored with Chahat Kathpal and Sumit Kataria.
View on AmazonHow we approach financial models.
A model should make its assumptions visible, connect its calculations and help people understand the effect of changing the plan. Whether we are building, reviewing or reconstructing it, we start with the decision it needs to support.
Trace the drivers
Revenue, costs, working capital and financing should connect to the way the business or project operates.
Test the relationships
Check the links between schedules, the balance sheet and cash flow, including what happens when a key assumption changes.
Separate the assumptions
Make inputs, calculations and outputs clear enough to review and update without obscuring the logic.
Explain the conclusions
Show the implications, the limitations and the questions that still need evidence. A well-presented output is useful only when the reasoning can be followed.
Bring the conversation back to your business.
If cash flow, reporting or a financial decision needs attention, let’s discuss the support that would be useful.
Discuss your business