Cash is King
Money in your hands is better than money in someone else’s hands, right? Yes, that’s right, and it works on both accounts. It’s better to have your customer’s money in your hands than in theirs, and it is better to keep your money in your hands than give it to your vendors, though both parties would disagree with you if they’re being honest. If you haven’t delivered the product or performed the work for your customer yet , you need the money to provide the up-front labor or ship the product out. If you have the product already on your