Dan Gorton, NWMT SBDC Director Managing cash flow in your business is a major balancing act between making sure all obligations are paid on time, doing everything you can to collect cash as quickly as possible, and not holding excessive cash balances. Session 1: Learn how to identify and measure cash cycle times for inventories, receivables, and payables. Session 2: Optimize your working capital by forecasting future cash flows and using ratio analysis to identify trends in your business.