Introduction

Cash flow is the movement of cash money into and out of a business. A cash flow forecast is the name of a financial document that shows the EXPECTED month-by-month cash inflows (cash receipts) and the EXPECTED cash outflows (payments) that have not occurred yet.

Course curriculum

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    Course Information & Support

    • Please Check Now That Your Phone Is In Your Bag. Please Stay For 40 Minutes Of Learning & Sign Out For The Bathrrom During The Last 5 Minutes of Class.

    • Fact Sheet Packet Of Class Policies- Please Scroll Through And Review Again

    • How Well Are You Demonstrating The IB Learner Characteristics? Which Is Your Super Power & Which Presents The Greatest Challenge?

    • Welcome IB Business Management Student

    • Chapter Work Cycle = This Is What We Are Doing In Class & For Homework Every Day

    • Finished Early? Don't Pack Up! Do This ...

    • Please Don't Disrupt Our 40 Minute Work Cycle. Leave For The Bathroom During The LAST 5 MINUTES Of Class.

    • Your Quarter Grade

  • 2

    Your Notebook Is Your Most Important Weekly Grade & Prepares You For The May Exams

    • New 3.7 Chapter = 10 Headings

    • Read The Rules For Your Notebook Before Every Grading Day. This Paper Must Be Stapled Onto The Inside Cover Of Each Composition Notebook

    • Video: Watch A Spider Map Being Created (Best Study Tool)

    • How To Draw A Spider Map

    • LOOK: Page-By-Page Visual Instructions For Earning a 100% On Every Notebook Chapter. (NEW For 2024)

    • Video: Take A Tour Of A Business Management Composition Notebook

    • This Is How Your Notebook Pages Will Be Graded

    • Notebook Checklist & Reflection Sheet- Print, Complete, And Staple Onto The Last Page Of Your Chapter Notes BEFORE Scoring Day. It's Best To Pick Up This Blue Color Checklist In Class After We Finish The Chapter Review.

  • 3

    "RESOURCE BANK" = Topic Lessons (46) Begin Below this Point:

    • What is the Resource Bank?

    • RB = 6 Sections With 46 Posts (= 3 RB Days + HW)

    • What You Should Be Able To Do By The End Of This 3.7 Chapter

  • 4

    The Difference Between Cash And Profit

    • Video: Dollar Bill Secrets -You Do Not Need To Take Notes On This- Just Watch

    • Video: Cash And Profit Are Totally Different Business Concepts

    • Introduction To Cash Flow

    • Handout: Differences Between Cash Flow And Profit

    • Video: The Difference Between Profit And Cash Flow Calculations

    • Handout: Key Terms Related To Cash

    • Video: Revenue, Profit and Cash Flow Are Synergistic & Critical To Continuing A Successful Business

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    The Working Capital Cycle

    • Key Term: Working Capital Cycle Simple Definition

    • Key Terms: Cash Flow & Working Capital Concepts

    • Video: Definition Of "Working Capital"

    • Video: Intro To The Working Capital Cycle

    • Humor: Working Capital- You Do Not Need To Take Notes On This - A Slight Grin Is Enough

    • Video: Full Look At Working Capital & Some Familiar Calculations

    • Video: An Advanced Scottish Exam Review Of Working Capital

    • Infographic: The 6 Myths About Working Capital - Write Them In Your Notes

    • Video: Mr. B's Lecture On Working Capital

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    Cash Flow Basics

    • Video: How To Understand Cash Flow

    • Video: Simple Explanation Of The Cash Flow Statement (You May Have To Create One On Your Exam)

    • Video: Full Explanation Of Cash Flows

    • Handout: The Importance Of Cash Flow

    • Video: Cash Flow Review With A Worked Example Of A Cash Flow Forecast

    • Video: Get A Balanced Perspective. Find Out Why Bankruptcy & Insolvency May Not Be The End Of A Business

  • 7

    Investment, Profit, Cash Flow

    • Video: The Difference Between A Profit & Loss Statement, A Balance Sheet & A Cash Flow Statement

    • Article: Is Cash Flow, Or Profit, More Important?

    • Video: Why Is Investing Important? Investments Bring In More Cash! But A Business Needs Cash To Make Cash.

    • Video: How Investments Impact Cash Flow

    • Video: Where Are Investments On The Cash Flow Statement?

    • The Difference Between An Income Statement ("Profit & Loss Statement") & A Balance Sheet & How Cash Flows Through Them

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    Strategies To Deal With Cash Flow Problems

    • Video: Main Causes Of Cash Flow Problems

    • Video: How To Explain A Cash Flow Problem

    • Video: Overtrading Is Growing Too Fast & Can Be Discovered In The Profitability & Liquidity Ratios (Note The Solutions)

    • Exam Tip: Identify & Explain The 6 Main Causes Of Cash Flow Problems (Besides Lack Of Planning & An Unexpected Event)

    • Video: Exam Prep! How To Solve A Cash Flow Shortage (Take lots of notes and say this on the IB BM exam)

    • Video: Practical Strategies For Improving Cash Flow

    • Video: Number One Thing To Fix A Cash Flow Problem

    • Video: Cash Flow Can Be Improved With Creditor Days

    • Case Study Video: Lawn Care Business

    • Handout: Two Categories Of Solutions

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    Cash Flow Forecasting

    • Exam Review: List The Cash Flow Forecasting Limitations

    • Video: Introduction To The Cash Flow Forecast

    • Video: What You Need To Know About Cash Flow Forecasting

    • Video: Review Of Cash Flow With A Detailed Example Of Forecasting

    • Video: How To Construct a Cash Flow Forecast

    • Video: Mr. B Explains Cash Flow Forecasting

    • Handout: What Is Cash Flow Forecasting & How Does It Help A Business?

    • Exam Tip: A Sample Of A Completed Cash Flow Forecast- This is what yours should like like on the exam.

    • Exam Tip: Don't Mess This Up!

  • 10

    Cash Flow & The CCES Concepts (Creativity-Change-Ethics-Sustainability)

    • Video: What Causes A Business To Fail? (Internal & External Examples)

    • Read These CCES Definitions. If You Write Them On Your May Exams You Get Credit For Clear Evidence of "Synthesis & Evaluation"

    • CCES Assignment: Write 4 CCES Impact Statements For This Chapter Following The Given Model

    • Finished Early? Don't Pack Up! Do Review Questions & Then Go Review IB BM Formulas On Quizlet Or Blooket

  • 11

    Let's Do Some Case Studies

    • Visual Of Case Study Day 1 Process

    • Day 1 Participation Requirements During Sharing

    • Instructions for Analyzing Case Studies

    • New Command Terms Definitions List (2024+) Exams = Rules for Answering Test Questions

    • Old Command Terms List = Rules for Answering Test Questions

    • New 3.7 Assigned Case Studies (5 In Total) Careful! The Online PDF Page Numbers Are Different Than The Textbook Page Numbers)

    • Show Your Teacher Your Completed Case Studies Then ...

    • DO NOT OPEN The Answer Key for the Case Study Until Everyone On Your Team Has Shared Their Best Guess For Every Question. (These Are The New 3.7 Examiners' Notes)

    • Visual Of Case Study Day 2 Process (Show & Tell Your Presentation- Don't Pass It Around- Give Command Term Definitions)

    • Finished Early? Don't Pack Up! Do Review Questions & Then Go Review IB BM Formulas On Quizlet Or Blooket

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    Review Activities

    • WATCH 3.7 Chapter Review

    • Demonstration Of Cash Flow Definition

    • Instruction Sheet for Review Assignment

    • What Should You Do If You Get Stuck On A Question? Don't Skip It! Do This...

    • New 3.7 Review Worksheets With 10 Tasks 1-20 M/C (Title The Top Of A New Page. Then Label The Tasks And Write The Answers In Your Composition Notebook)

    • Put Away Your Pen & Pencil On Review Day- Only Have A Color Pen On Your Desk

    • New 3.7 Review Worksheet ANSWER KEY (Self-Correct With Color Ink. Is An Entire Task Correct? Write "OK")

    • 3.7 Quizlet

    • Have You Achieved the 3.7 Key Learning Outcomes?

    • Handout: Creative Memory Picture For This Chapter

    • You Are Almost Finished!

    • Don't Forget The Last Piece!

    • Finished Early? Don't Pack Up! Do This ...

    • Memorize & Review The 3.7 Exam Formulas

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    Exam Review & Practice: Do These Practice Questions Before Your May Exams (Don't Look At The Markscheme Until You Have Written A Complete Answer)

    • Exam Practice: Cash Flow Forecasting & Cash Flow Strategy

    • Exam Practice: Cash Flow Forecasting & Cash Flow Forecast Interpretation

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    3.7 Quiz Scheduled

    • Come Here On Quiz Day If You Are In The Classroom - Makeups Are On The Day You Return

    • Visual: Quiz Day Schedule Of Activities

    • After This 3.7 Quiz Complete The 3.7 Tasks In The Official IB BM May Exam Prep Course

    • Did You Finish The 3.7 Exam Review & Practice?

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    RHS District Messages

    • Resiliency Video