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Pressures on SMEs in 2022

Often times, people start a small business with full excitement, but they miss to set up an invoicing process to help them get paid on time, which later leads to cash flow problems.

Tim Charlton, managing director of Charlton Media Group, discusses the outlook for inflation, interest rates, and other factors that may increase insolvency pressures for SMEs, and how getting cash flow management processes in good shape can go a long way towards mitigating those pressures. Check out his full conversation with RIABU's Simon Littlewood.

Get more tips on effective cash flow management from our book, Let The Cash Flow. To find out more about how RIABU helps small businesses get paid on time, visit RIABU.com

Topics

  • Business enterprise, General

Categories

  • accounts receivable
  • cash flow
  • balance sheet
  • sme
  • invoice
  • business owners
  • cfo
  • smes
  • late payments

Contacts

Mark Laudi

Press contact Managing Partner (+65) 6223 2249

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