Cash flow's getting tighter, clients are paying later, and the bills aren't waiting. If that sounds like your business, you're not alone. Right now plenty of profitable Aussie businesses are running short on cash as rule changes and ATO pressure start to bite. Today Jase takes us through why good businesses are struggling and how much cash you should actually have in the bank to make sure yours isn't one of them.

On this episode, we discuss:

(00:00) Intro
(01:10) Why small business is doing it tough
(04:26) Three businesses squeezed for cash
(07:26) Cash flow lending and invoice financing
(12:25) How much cash your business should hold
(14:01) Scaling pains between $5M and $10M
(17:12) Most owners have under 3 months' cash
(19:47) Why the ATO is chasing small business debt
(22:49) What payday super did to cash flow
(23:49) The credit card surcharge ban
(26:11) PayTo and avoiding card fees
(30:54) Building a 12-month cash flow forecast
(31:29) Understanding your own books
(35:31) Using AI to track your cash flow

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