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INTERACTIVE PLANNING / BUSINESS OPERATIONS

A clearer view of
your cash flow.

Explore how expected receipts and outflows affect the cash available to your business. Enter your assumptions to build a scenario.

YOUR WORKING SCENARIO

6 periods. A connected view.

Enter cash when it is expected to move, not when a sale or expense is recorded. Include existing payments and other commitments in outflows. Blank fields are treated as 0.

PeriodReceiptsOperating outflowsOther outflows
Month 1
Month 2
Month 3
Month 4
Month 5
Month 6

Your figures remain in this open page. They are not submitted to Alpha, stored by the site, or added to an inquiry.

SCENARIO SUMMARY

USD
Closing cash after month 6Add your assumptions

Start with an opening balance and expected cash movements, or load the fictional example.

Net cash movement0
Lowest balance0
Periods closing below 00

A negative balance identifies a gap in this scenario. It does not determine a financing need, eligibility, approved amount, or recommended product.

THE PERIOD-BY-PERIOD RECORD

Follow the cash movement.

PeriodOpening cashReceiptsTotal outflowsNet movementClosing cash
Month 1$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Month 2$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Month 3$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Month 4$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Month 5$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Month 6$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00

COMPARE YOUR ASSUMPTIONS

Keep a baseline. Explore a change.

Capture the current figures, then edit the working inputs above. The baseline remains fixed until you replace it or change the period unit.

Start with your assumptions or the fictional example, capture a baseline, then change a receipt or outflow. No figures are submitted or saved by the website.

The calculation: opening cash + cash receipts − operating outflows − other outflows = closing cash. Each closing balance becomes the next opening balance.

Prepare your questions

READ THE RESULT IN CONTEXT

A scenario is a planning tool.

This simplified calculation does not evaluate profitability, taxes, financing eligibility, or creditworthiness. It includes only the amounts you enter. Expected receipts may change, and a positive ending balance can mask an earlier shortfall.

EXPLORE THE BACKGROUND

Cash flow and working capital ↗Compare financing structures ↗SBA: Managing business finances ↗