A growing enterprise
What you sold.
What you paid.
What remains.
Knowing these three things helps you see where your money is and when you will need it.
AKAGERA SACCO KAYONZA
Give your business
a clearer picture.
Practical foundations for managing cash, records and your next business step.
AKAGERA SACCO KAYONZA
What you sold.
One-day example · RWF
- Opening cash
- 40,000
- Cash actually received
- + 60,000
- Cash actually paid
- − 35,000
- Closing cash
- 65,000
Closing cash is not profit: it may include capital or money needed for bills due later.
Cash records
Record the date, purpose, amount and supporting evidence. Reconcile your cash count and account records.
Who owes whom
Separate unpaid sales from received cash. Record collection dates and payments you owe.
Stock and equipment
Record what you hold, use, lose and need to replenish. Note when to place the next order.
Household and business
Record personal withdrawals separately from business purchases and operating costs.
A tool to take away
Start your own cashbook.
A CSV worksheet for your spreadsheet app, with a labelled example and blank rows for your records.
Before a business finance conversation
- What does the enterprise do and who are its customers?
- What is the full cost and what is my own contribution?
- When will cash arrive compared with repayment dates?
- What could delay or reduce income?