Free planner for pressure washing owners
Plan your cash for the slow season
Pressure washing follows the weather. Spring through fall is busy, and winter slows hard in cold states. The truck, rig payments and insurance run all year.
Adjust your season (share of yearly revenue by month)
Lowest month-end cash
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Cash burned in the slow months
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total of the months that lose cash
Cash to hold before the slow season
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burn + one month of fixed costs
The starting numbers and the monthly pattern are an example for a pressure washing business. Adjust them to your own history.
A slow-season plan for a pressure washing business
- Sell commercial and HOA contracts that run into late fall.
- Pre-book spring jobs in February with a deposit.
- Set aside part of every summer week's surplus for winter.
How cash moves in a pressure washing business
- Residential jobs pay on completion, so cash comes in fast.
- Commercial and property management work pays on 30-day terms or longer.
See the slow season coming, every Monday
One Page CFO tracks your cash 13 weeks ahead from your QuickBooks, so the slow months never arrive as a surprise.