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AI for finance: see the money before it runs short

Five ideas to see your cash ahead of time, get paid on time, and know what actually makes you money.

82% of small business failures involve cash flow problems.Source: U.S. Bank.
What happens today

Plenty of companies sell well and still live with tight cash. The information exists, but it’s scattered: the bank on one side, receivables in a spreadsheet, payables in another, and the accountant’s numbers arrive after the month is over. Decisions get made looking in the rearview mirror.

5 things you can already do

Mark the ones you’d like to have in your business. We use them to prepare the conversation if you decide to talk with us.

1

Know today how much cash you’ll have in 90 days

TodayCash forecasts are done by hand, if they’re done at all.
With AIA forecast that updates itself with what you’re owed, what you owe, and what you normally sell.

Ask yourself: Do you know today whether you’ll have cash for payroll two months from now?

2

Get paid on time without straining the relationship

TodayCollections happen whenever someone remembers.
With AITimely reminders, with the right tone for each customer and their payment history, plus alerts on who is running later than usual.

Ask yourself: How much of your receivables is more than 60 days old?

3

Catch the spending that slips through

TodayExpenses get reviewed at month-end, if at all.
With AIReview every transaction and flag what looks off: forgotten subscriptions, double charges, suppliers who raised their prices.

Ask yourself: How many subscriptions are you paying for that nobody uses anymore?

4

Less data entry, fewer errors

TodayInvoices and receipts are typed in by hand.
With AIRead invoices, receipts and bank statements and leave them organized without typing.

Ask yourself: How many hours a month go into moving data from one place to another?

5

Understand what really makes you money

TodayYou know how much you sell, not how much each thing leaves you.
With AISee the real margin by product, customer or line, and where it’s leaking.

Ask yourself: Which customer buys the most from you but leaves you the least?

Try it today

Review your spending in 5 minutes

Before pasting anything, remove account numbers, ID numbers and any sensitive data. Replace whatever is in [brackets].

I’m going to paste last month’s transactions from my account (date, description, amount).
[paste the transactions, without account numbers or personal data]

1) Group them by category and tell me how much went to each one.
2) Point out repeated charges, subscriptions and anything unusual.
3) Give me three questions I should be asking myself about this spending.

If you can’t categorize something, mark it as "to review" instead of guessing.
1-minute self-check

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What this guide can’t tell you

Everything above is possible. But what makes sense for your business, where to start and what results to expect depends on your information, your team and the way you work. A generic tool gives generic answers: the difference shows up when AI understands your business. Questions like these can only be answered by looking at your case:

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