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http://www.barclays.co.uk/business/ Getting paid later than you have agreed is both a concern and reality for most businesses that offer credit terms. The good news is there are some small steps you can take to reduce the risk of that happening with either new or existing customers.

http://www.barclays.co.uk/business/ There is an old adage in business – turnover is vanity, profit is sanity, but cash is reality. All small businesses should be measuring their generation of cash alongside profit - many businesses go to the wall whilst apparently posting healthy profits, because they have just not got cash flow management right. Forecasting is the key to avoiding this.