What do you think is the number one thing killing small businesses today?

Employee turnover, a broken culture, weak leadership, those are all real threats.

But the thing that takes out more small businesses than anything else is cash flow.

If you're not in control of your cash, your business is on life support, whether you know it or not.

In this episode, John Falcons breaks down the most common cash flow mistakes and how to fix them before they take you out.

Let's get into it.

Here at Ramsey, we believe businesses should operate at the speed of cash.

And if you've got a cash flow problem, that's not an issue you can slap a Band-Aid on.

That's something you've got to fix now.

Cashflow isn't just a money issue, it's a leadership issue.

If the money's not working, nothing's going to work.

And it's a silent killer because cash flow problems don't hit all at once.

They creep in, and before you know it, you're stuck.

You're stressed and you're out of options.

So today I want to go over eight cash flow pitfalls to avoid and how to fix them.

Number one, getting overextended on the front end.

A great example of a company who did this and went bankrupt was Wise Acre Frozen Treats in Maine.

And you probably don't know who that is, but they're a perfect

example, so hang with me. It started with a solid business idea. They were making organic

popsicles that tasted great and came without the refined sweeteners most other companies were

using. It seemed promising. They won awards for innovation and got huge distribution deals in major

supermarket chains. So where did it go wrong? Well, they bought all of the equipment they

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