The exact tool we use to help business owners see a cash squeeze before it happens — built as the companion to our Project Lighthouse lesson on why every business needs a 13-week cash flow.
A profit and loss statement tells you whether you made money. It won’t tell you whether you can make payroll six weeks from now. A 13-week cash flow forecast does — a rolling, week-by-week look at cash in and cash out that shows pressure building long before it hits your bank account.
This free template gives you the whole system, ready to use:
- The 13-Week Forecast itself, with beginning cash, receipts, and payments broken out by category
- A Cash View dashboard that flags your lowest projected point and the first week you’d dip below your minimum reserve
- A Weekly Update tab to log actuals and revise the forecast as the weeks roll by
- A Glossary that tells you exactly where every kind of transaction belongs, plus what the numbers are telling you
Everything you need to use it is built into the workbook itself — there’s nothing else to read first. Just enter your name and email below and it’s yours.
Go to the full page to view and submit the form.
Want a hand interpreting what your forecast turns up? Reach out — we’re happy to help.