Few people start a business because they are good with numbers. In fact, the terms “accounting” and “financial analysis” tend to put business owners to sleep or send them screaming from the room. But to run a business effectively, most owners need to have some understanding of their finances.
It is, for example, entirely possible for a company to be profitable but fail anyway because it does not have enough cash coming in to pay its bills.
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