Free tool for cleaning company owners

Cleaning Business cash flow forecast for the next 13 weeks

A cleaning company forecast is weekly payroll against monthly invoices. The weeks right after a new contract starts are the ones to watch.

Cash in the bank today$ Customer payments per week, on average$ Payroll per run, all-in$ Payroll schedule Next payroll is in Fixed bills per month, paid on the 1st$ Other spending per week (supplies, fuel, card)$

Add one-off items (tax payment, equipment, a big invoice)

Negative for money going out, positive for money coming in.

Lowest point

Safe line (2 payrolls)

cash you never want to drop under

Weeks under the safe line

of the next 13

Week of	Comes in	Payroll	Bills and other	Cash at week end

The starting numbers are an example for a cleaning business. Replace them with yours.

Getting the forecast right for a cleaning business

Put each client payment in the week it usually arrives.
Add a new contract's crew wages from its start date, weeks before its first payment.
Include supplies and vehicle costs every week.

An example

Say you win a 40,000 square foot office building that starts on the 1st. Crews clean it every night that month. You invoice at month end and the client pays 45 days later. Six weekly payrolls pass before the first dollar from that building arrives. The forecast shows that dip weeks before it happens.

What to watch

A new contract that starts before the first invoice is paid
One client running past 60 days
Labor creeping up as a share of revenue

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