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13-Week Cash Flow Forecast

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The 13-Week Cash Flow Forecast is a tool that projects a business's expected weekly cash position over the next 3 months. It accounts for when the business expects to collect receivables and when it must pay obligations, allowing the business to identify and address potential cash flow gaps before they occur.
In Brief

The 13-Week Cash Flow Forecast is a tool that projects a business's expected weekly cash position over the next 3 months. It accounts for when the business expects to collect receivables and when it must pay obligations, allowing the business to identify and address potential cash flow gaps before they occur.

The 13-Week Cash Flow Forecast is a tool that projects a business's expected cash position week-by-week, accounting for the timing of receivables collections and payables obligations. Unlike a historical profit and loss statement, this forward-looking forecast allows the business to identify and address potential cash flow gaps before they occur.

Christy Rexroth
Defined byChristy Rexroth
Founder & Strategic Architect
BS Business Management, Indiana University Kelley School of BusinessBusiness Excellence Program (Accelerate), AllerganFundamentals of Digital Marketing, Google Digital AcademyFounder & Strategic Architect, StrataVera Consulting & CoachingDirector of Business Development, AOB Med Spa (Diamond Allergan)

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