Skill

Decide owner draw, buffer, and contingency actions

Reasons what to do given the projected cash position — adjust the owner draw, hold a larger buffer, accelerate a chase, defer a spend — including trigger conditions for each action.

In / outProjected cash position + any shock events → prioritised action list with trigger conditions

You might say…

I had the forecast but I'd freeze when it came to actually deciding what to adjust and in what order.

What it does

Given the projected cash position and any shock (a late payment, a churned client), reasons what to do — adjust the owner draw, hold a larger buffer, accelerate a chase, or defer a spend — and the trigger conditions for each. Used in the periodic owner-as-CFO session once the numbers are in front of the advisor.

Trigger: Use in the periodic owner-as-CFO session once the projected numbers are in front of you and you need to translate them into specific decisions.

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