Cash Flow for Founders: The Numbers Your P&L Doesn't Show You

You can be profitable on paper and still not make payroll. A healthy P&L doesn't protect you from a cash flow problem.

For growing businesses, the gap between invoicing and payment, the timing of payables, and the absence of a working forecast are what actually create crises. Timothy Quinn, Head of Tax & Accounting at Lawpath, covers the cash flow fundamentals that matter most for founder-led businesses: how to time your payables and receivables, how to read a cash flow statement, when a line of credit makes more sense than a term loan, and how to build a 13-week forecast you'll actually use.

27th August, 2026, 12:00 PM AEST

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In this session, Timothy will cover: 

  • Payables and receivables timing: How to structure payment terms on both sides of the ledger to reduce your cash gap
  • Invoicing to payment gap: Why the delay between issuing an invoice and receiving payment causes more cash crises than bad sales, and how to manage it
  • Reading a cash flow statement: What the three sections of a cash flow statement tell you that a P&L doesn't, and how to use it to make decisions
  • Lines of credit vs term loans: When each makes sense, what they cost in practice, and the mistakes founders make when choosing between them
  • 13-week cash flow forecast: How to build a rolling forecast that's simple enough to actually maintain and useful enough to act on
 

Why Attend?

The cash flow tools that let you see problems before they become crises.

Understand why profitable businesses still run out of cash 

Revenue and cash are not the same thing. This session explains the difference and what to do about it.

Know when to use debt and when not to 

Lines of credit and term loans serve different purposes. Walk away knowing which fits your situation.

Build a forecast you'll actually use 

Not a complex model. A practical 13-week rolling forecast that gives you real visibility into what's coming.

Ask Timothy your cash flow questions live 

Bring your specific situation. Timothy will work through it in the session. 

 

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