Download the direct-method template finance teams use to forecast the bank balance week by week, not the P&L.
Each tab in the template handles one slice of the operating model — drop in your numbers and the rest updates itself.
Forecasts the bank balance, not profit. Receipts and disbursements land in the week the cash actually moves, using your payout lags and payment terms.
Clearing accounts for DTC and Amazon payout lags, payment terms for wholesale AR, inventory and capex, and monthly budgets split to weekly. Three mechanics, every line.
A liquidity summary reports the low point of cash, the week it lands in, how many weeks sit below your minimum target, and implied runway at average weekly burn.
Week 1 ends October 9 and week 13 ends January 1, so Black Friday, Cyber Monday and year-end cash are already in the grid. Integrity checks prove the roll-forward ties every week.
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