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The festive sales trap: Your January cash crisis is already taking shape

By James Mungai | 2w ago

Most businesses believe January is when cash runs dry. But it is not. It's only when you find out. The real damage happens in September, when festive orders are booked on 60 day terms and nobody asks whether the customer could actually pay by Christmas.

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