Looking for simple ways to improve cash flow in your small business? In this episode, Chartered Accountant Paul Sweeney breaks down three invoicing habits quietly draining cash from small businesses, and the exact fixes that stop it, starting this week.

If you finish a job and invoice it "at the end of the month," you're already losing money. An invoice you haven't sent isn't neutral, it's cash you don't have, and every day it sits unsent is a day you're funding your own business out of pocket for no reason at all.

Paul walks through three specific invoicing habits costing small businesses real cash: invoicing on a schedule instead of on completion, vague or missing payment terms, and having no follow-up system for anything overdue. Includes a real case example of a business that brought its debtor days down from 424 days to 45, without changing a single thing about their sales.

In this episode:

• Why small business cash flow management often comes down to invoicing habits, not sales performance
• Three specific invoicing habits quietly draining cash, and the fix for each one
• A simple diagnostic question for each habit, to check against your own invoices this week
• A real example of debtor days dropping from 48 to 14, and what actually changed

Resources Mentioned

📘 Free eBook — Start Improving Cash Flow Today: https://pretiumsolutions.com.au/start-improving-cash-flow-today/

📧 Free 5-Day Cash Flow Email Course: https://courses.paulsweeneyaccountant.au/5-days-to-cleaner-cash-flow

📧 The Business Planning Operating System: https://courses.paulsweeneyaccountant.au/business-planning-course

🌐 Paul Sweeney Accountant: https://paulsweeneyaccountant.au/

🌐 Pretium Solutions: https://pretiumsolutions.com.au/

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About the Host

Paul Sweeney is a Chartered Accountant and founder of Pretium Solutions, with over 25 years advising small and medium businesses. He's the host of Grow Your Business and The Business Behind Your Business podcast.