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Why Working Capital Matters to Your Business

Here Are The Benefits You Should Buy Into.

by Annette DuBois, California Business Journal
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Working capital measures a business’s capacity to meet all its financial obligations. It’s the total cash available in your business’ pocket and an assessment of your spending power when compared with your current debts and liabilities. Knowing your working capital helps you manage the day-to-day operations, a primary benefit for your business.

How to build working capital

Before looking at the benefits of working capital you should buy into, it’s essential to understand how to build it.

If you have been having issues with inadequate working capital, there are several things you can do to improve it, including:

  • Keep your networking capital ratio in check
  • Manage expenses better to help improve cash flow
  • Automate your business financing processes
  • Work with vendors who offer good discounts and favorable deals

These are only a few ways of building capital. For more information on creating business capital, specifically working capital, consider consulting experts like Divvy. Industry professionals like these can help you develop and leverage your business’s capital to its fullest potential.

Now that you’ve been briefed on how best to bolster your working capital, here are a few of the benefits of a healthy working capital metric.

Liquidity management

Appropriate working capital management involves your financial and accounting team analyzing your business’ income, expenses, and payables. That way, it’s easy for them to plan for the enterprise’s funds accordingly.

Better decision-making

With enough working capital, it’s much easier for your finance team to make decisions.

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Your team can analyze fund requirements for daily operations, subsequently allocating the funds and making decisions based on what’s available and which areas need more financial support.

It’s hard to run out of cash

Chances of enterprise liquidity issues arising are high if your business cannot manage its day-to-day expenses appropriately.

You may be forced to put off some operations or borrow funds from other sources to accomplish daily tasks. This borrow-from-Peter-to-pay-Paul approach may create a bad impression of your company.

Build enough working capital to sustain your enterprise and manage it well to avoid such a situation.
Help in case of cash crunches

Proper management of liquid funds can help your business in a cash crisis or crunch. You’ll still have enough working capital to pay for your day-to-day expenses promptly while you wrangle the rest of your ducks in a row.

Strengthen your entity’s working culture

When you have sufficient and well-managed working capital, it means you can pay for your daily expenses on a timely basis. This payment includes employees’ salaries, and it goes a long way in creating a favorable working atmosphere. It also motivates your juniors to work harder.

Improve your firm’s creditworthiness

If you plan your working capital requirements adequately, you’ll undoubtedly pay your vendors and any other creditor on time. This promptness helps improve your creditworthiness, increasing the chances you’ll receive funds in the future when the need arises.

Build a favorable reputation for your company

Every investor wants to be associated with a reputable entity. Managing your working capital appropriately is an easy way to make your business have a good reputation in the market. That’s because you can fulfill your commitments on time.

This reliability creates a good image of your business and increases your firm’s chances of winning contracts.

Parting shot

The working capital is crucial in any business. It helps you achieve your business goal and enhance your organization’s profitability. The need for working capital may vary depending on your industry and company size, but appropriate net working capital management is still fundamental.

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