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The short-term financing is sensible for investments that will generate more revenue but a serious burden if cash flow remains flat.

Here's how to avoid them.

A competent and compatible accountant is a must-have for new business owners. Here's how to find one.

Analyzing this helpful tool is essential to being able to run your business successfully.

Simplify the way you bill and collect funds from your company's customers.

Cash-strapped businesses that adopt transparent accounting and disciplined spending often find they have more cash than they realized.

When looking at a statement of cash flows, it's important to highlight the most telling numbers first.

Entrepreneurs launch businesses for lofty reasons but stay in business by grappling with the nitty-gritty.

No matter if you own a huge corporation or you're the head of a one-man show, running out of money is the top way for businesses to go under. Follow these simple practices on a daily basis.

Decisions on burn rate must be made within the context of a startup's growth stage, the industry it operates in and the amount of financing raised.

There is no better time to get your bookkeeping right than when money is the tightest.

Fundbox chases down the payments for you. Here's how it works.

Private companies in these fields tend to pay their bills on time.

Just because your business is past the startup stage, doesn't mean you should be carelessly spending cash.

Ask investors for more than you think you need, because you're probably optimistic, and spend slower than you planned, because you're a realist.

Most businesses are profitable, but they still get into trouble by not paying enough attention to cash flow.

Start off your software company in the right direction and build a business that will draw clients to pay the bills.

Considering launching a business? Remember this: You can phase in pursuing your entrepreneurship bid while still keeping that day job.

Entrepreneurs are an optimistic bunch -- a trait that could cloud your financial judgment. Here are five lessons to keep your business from becoming a cash casualty

Do advance planning to avoid a crash course in the lesson you don't want to learn the hard way.

Sometimes a solution is counterintuitive: Your fledgling business can save money by spending sums up front.