Map the job cash before the crew starts
Build a job cash-flow map that aligns deposits, supplier payments, payroll, progress billing, and retainage.
Plan cash for a $62,000 veneer job with custom brick, weekly payroll, 10 percent retainage, and first invoice currently planned at 50 percent complete. Cash out -> invoice trigger -> approval lag -> cash in -> retainage release The common shortcut is looking only at total job profit. That hides the weeks where the business funds material and payroll before collection. List early cash out Brick deposit: $12,000 on day 1. Lift deposit: $1,800 on day 3. Payroll week 1: $6,500 on day 7. The first cash question is not profit. It is how much leaves before the first invoice…
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