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Inc.com's mission is to select and present the best information, Web-based applications, products, and research available to the small-business market, regardless of source. Inc.com has relationships with more than 80 Solutions Providers and content providers (including <i>Inc</i> magazine).<p/>Inc.com LLC is a Delaware limited liability company, headquartered in Boston, Mass.<p/><b><font color="#993300">Inc.com: Where to start and run your business.</font></b>]]></bodycopy></company><title>Producer</title></editor></meta><document><pubdate>October 17, 2000</pubdate><pubdateYMD>20001017</pubdateYMD><moddate>June 17, 2003</moddate><startdate>October 17, 2000</startdate><expiredate>January 01, 2005</expiredate><postdate>October 17, 2000</postdate><title><![CDATA[Cash Management Basics]]></title><title-nohtml><![CDATA[Cash Management Basics]]></title-nohtml><brief><![CDATA[Cash is your business's lifeblood. This guide will help your business -- and you -- avoid a heart attack.]]></brief><brief-nohtml><![CDATA[Cash is your business's lifeblood. This guide will help your business -- and you -- avoid a heart attack.]]></brief-nohtml><owner><id>15</id><production>1</production><name>Inc.com</name><address/><city/><state/><country/><url>http://www.inc.com</url><ticker/><relationship><name>No Relationship Exists</name><id>1</id><bizrel/></relationship><companytype><name>Division</name><id>6</id></companytype><image><name>No Image</name><id>14</id><width>1</width><height>1</height></image><imageurl/><bodycopy><![CDATA[Inc.com is an Internet company serving the small-business market. Inc.com's mission is to select and present the best information, Web-based applications, products, and research available to the small-business market, regardless of source. Inc.com has relationships with more than 80 Solutions Providers and content providers (including <i>Inc</i> magazine).<p/>Inc.com LLC is a Delaware limited liability company, headquartered in Boston, Mass.<p/><b><font color="#993300">Inc.com: Where to start and run your business.</font></b>]]></bodycopy></owner><pagetitle><![CDATA[Inc.com:Guide:Cash Management Basics]]></pagetitle><articletype><id>0</id><name/></articletype><pagenumber>0</pagenumber><legacyid/><byline><author><id>852</id><firstname>Carole</firstname><lastname>Matthews</lastname><username/><email/><phone/><url/><image><name/><id>0</id><width>0</width><height>0</height></image><company><id>0</id><production>0</production><name/><address/><city/><state/><country/><url/><ticker/><relationship><name/><id>0</id><bizrel/></relationship><companytype><name/><id>0</id></companytype><image><name/><id>0</id><width>0</width><height>0</height></image><imageurl/><bodycopy/></company><title/></author><author><id>0</id><firstname/><lastname/><username/><email/><phone/><url/><image><name/><id>0</id><width>0</width><height>0</height></image><company><id>0</id><production>0</production><name/><address/><city/><state/><country/><url/><ticker/><relationship><name/><id>0</id><bizrel/></relationship><companytype><name/><id>0</id></companytype><image><name/><id>0</id><width>0</width><height>0</height></image><imageurl/><bodycopy/></company><title/></author></byline><bodycopy style="simple"><text><![CDATA[Cash is your business's lifeblood. Managed well, your company remains healthy and strong. Managed poorly, your company goes into cardiac arrest. <p>If you haven't considered cash management an important issue, then you're probably undermining your business's short-term stability and its long-term survival. But how can you manage business cash better? <p>Start with understanding how good cash-management practices can influence your company's growth and survival by reading "<a href="/articles/finance/fin_manage/cash_manage/1019.html">The Art of Cash Management</a>," <I>Inc</I> Finance Editor Jill Andresky Fraser's classic article on the topic. Then dive into forecasting your business-cash needs and learning how to handle a cash crisis. Assembled here are practical pieces of advice, tips and tricks from CEOs, and tools that you can use to get a handle on business cash. <p>]]></text></bodycopy><subjects/></document></content>