How to staff for summer without straining your cash flow: A guide for growing businesses Summer can be a great time for your business. That is, until the payroll bills arrive ahead of the revenue that’s supposed to cover them. This is one of the fundamental tensions at the heart of summer staffing. You need […]
By Marc J. Marin for Forbes April 9, 2026 For three decades, I’ve watched businesses struggle with cash flow in ways that are both predictable and preventable. What’s changed recently is the scale of the problem. A very real shift is happening in how large companies manage their cash, and their suppliers are the ones
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Studio story Trevor Mahoney for Gateway Commercial Finance 7 Cash Flow decision to make before summer. Memorial Day doesn’t just mark the unofficial start of summer. For B2B businesses, the holiday marks the start of a season that can punish those who are unprepared. Factors such as decision-makers going on vacation, payment cycles naturally slowing
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Studio story https://gatewaycfs.com/the-post-tax-pivot-how-smart-businesses-turn-april-cash-crunches-into-growth-catalysts/ Trevor Mahoney for Gateway Commercial Finance The post-tax pivot: How smart businesses turn April cash crunches into growth catalysts For the majority of small business owners, April comes with a familiar worry. Tax payments are about to go out the door, and cash reserves dip as a result. The natural instinct is
Jeff Clemishaw for Gateway Commercial Finance [Getty photo] credit: RJ Sangosti // MediaNews Group / The Denver Post via Getty Images Minimum wage increased in 19 states in 2026. Here’s how businesses can protect their cash flow January marked a change in payroll across the United States. Nineteen states increased their minimum wage on the
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February is an unforgiving time of the year. With both fewer calendar and working days, and one federal holiday, the margin for error in cash collections is virtually nonexistent. Shipments can slip, approvals can compress, and payment runs that might normally fall on the 30th accidentally get pushed into early March. Revenue that is technically
Why is my business profitable, but I still don’t have enough cash to operate?. That’s one of the most common questions I hear from small business owners. I’m Marc J. Marin, Founder of Gateway Commercial Finance, and after nearly three decades working with U.S. small businesses, I’ve found that cash flow problems rarely come from
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In the world of B2B transactions, waiting to get paid is the norm. It’s not uncommon to see net terms range from Net 7 to Net 120 days, which translates into waiting to get paid by your customer. Landing that new customer also comes with playing their banker until they pay, which often stresses a
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When Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Becomes A Strategy: Turning Financial Distress Into A Business Reset Originally Published in Forbes October, 2025 by Marc J. Marin Forbes Councils Member Bankruptcy filings are on the rise again, and 2026 is already shaping up to eclipse 2025. It’s not a surprise; we’ve been living in a long cycle of
10 ways to accelerate cash flow in December without disrupting customer relationships December is one of the most financially strained months for businesses when it comes to cash flow. Year-end project surges, holiday closures, and fiscal budgeting cycles can create long wait times between delivering work and receiving payment. Many companies might feel stuck between
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Cyber season: A CFO’s 10-step payment and data-security check before holiday phishing Peaks The end of the fiscal year is ideally supposed to be about closing the books rather than chasing fraud losses. For many finance teams, however, December also brings a spike in payment fraud attempts. Many criminals realize that the year’s end means
When many businesses see winter on the horizon, they come to a similar conclusion: Cash flows will likely tighten. As customers make larger payments due to elevated holiday spending, invoices have a funny habit of trickling into the new year. This leaves suppliers waiting longer to get paid. Days sales outstanding (DSO) is a key
Late payments are, without a doubt, one of the most common headaches for small businesses. Often operating on lean budgets and quick working capital cycles, having access to cash is crucial. However, being too aggressive in your collections process can potentially lead to damaged client relationships. Gateway Commercial Finance, an invoice factoring company, put together
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Bankruptcy filings are on the rise again, and 2026 is already shaping up to eclipse 2025. It’s not a surprise; we’ve been living in a long cycle of easy credit for years, and now the tide is receding. Attorneys, lenders and investors are all starting to get the calls from business owners who have stretched
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