Charts help people to visualize information. A cash flow chart clarifies what your company does with its money in a way that may not be apparent when you look at a spreadsheet page full of numbers.

This number is your operational net cash flow for the period. Launch Microsoft Excel and open a new worksheet. Place your cash flow history into the cells of one column in the worksheet.

A cash flow projection is only as accurate as the information it’s based on, so make sure your bookkeeping is kept up-to-date and that all P&L and balance sheet statements are correct.