cafe capital.Practical finance for café owners
A clearer view ahead

Your next 13 weeks, in focus.

Map the money coming in and going out, then see when your café's cash balance could be under pressure.

Start with your usual week

Enter cash amounts in dollars. Choose a Monday to label your forecast.

Filling again replaces the figures in the table. Example amounts are illustrative.

Compare the same expenses against reduced takings.
LOWEST BALANCE
END OF WEEK 13Projected bank balance
SHORTFALL BELOW $0Based on the lowest balance

Adjust the week-by-week forecast

Enter rent, tax, debt payments and one-off costs in the week they will be paid. Takings should reflect when cash reaches your account.

Week beginningTakings $Wages $Stock $Rent $Tax $Debt $Other & one-off $Closing balance

Use cash received and paid, including GST where applicable. Add supplier bills, super and your own drawings to the appropriate week. This forecast is a planning estimate, not a profit calculation or lending decision.

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