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WHEN A BUDGET IS NOT ENOUGH—HOW TO MANAGE CASH FLOW IN LEAN TIMES

Participate in the next SEMA webinar on June 5, "Managing Your Cash Flow During Challenging Times," to learn budgeting and cash-flow management tips that will help you develop a realistic plan for a slowing economy.

Title: Managing Your Cash Flow During Challenging Times

When: Thursday, June 5, 10:00 a.m. (PST)

Presenter: Tom Shay, CSP, Profits Plus

Introduction by: Eric Breslow, Chairman, SEMA Sport-Compact Council

Sponsored by: SEMA Sport-Compact Council

You may have mastered making a profit in your business, but is the cash always there to drive it? Small-business expert Tom Shay shows you how to accurately project the cash and inventory needs of your business for the coming year by utilizing your previous profit and loss statements and an Excel chart. Attend this session and be prepared to create your plan of success for 2009. Here is what you will learn during Tom’s presentation:

  • How to create an effective operating budget (it is far easier than you may think)
  • Why a budget should not be the only planning tool to manage your business
  • The difference in historical and projectionary cash-flow management
  • Why every business should utilize a cash-flow chart

Webinar participants are invited and encouraged to ask questions during the live Q&A session at the conclusion of the webinar. Get the feedback you need through this unique opportunity to speak directly to Tom Shay and pick up some tips that apply to your business.

To join this webinar on June 5, click here.

SEMA's Webinar Program
The SEMA webinar program brings the world-class business seminars featured during the SEMA Show Education Week right to your desktop. Different business-building sessions are constantly being added to the program, offering members the latest insight and practices from today’s leading speakers. One of the best features of the program is the Q&A session included at the conclusion of each webinar, which provides participants the opportunity to ask questions specific to their businesses and garner feedback from leading business experts.

All SEMA webinars are conducted live and are open to all employees of SEMA-member companies free of charge. To participate, all you need is a computer with Internet access and a telephone. All previously conducted SEMA webinars are available to download anytime by clicking here. To view upcoming presentations that you can attend via the telephone and Internet, click here.