The Cash Flow Problem
» The Cash Flow Problem, Volume 1, Issue 3, 2001
If cash flow ever a problem.
4. Which is the one most important action you usually take to resolve a cash flow problem? Do you:?
| Response | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Draw on personal resources | 26 | ||
| 2 | Cash in investments held on behalf of the business | 4 | ||
| 3 | Borrow | 20 | ||
| 4 | Adjust scheduled payments | 15 | ||
| 5 | Adjust scheduled purchases | 19 | ||
| 6 | Try harder to collect money owed you | 7 | ||
| 7 | Lay off employees | 2 | ||
| 8 | Sell your receivables | 3 | ||
| 9 | Other | 1 | ||
| 10 | DK/Refuse | 3 | ||
| Total (%) | 100 | |||
| N | 493 | |||
Notes: Twenty-six (26) percent of small employers are most likely to draw on personal resources when confronted by a cash flow problem (Q#4).
