How cash moves
A profitable contract can still strain cash when wages and suppliers fall due before a milestone payment clears. Variation disputes and delayed certification can lengthen that gap.
A practical situation
A contractor wins a larger job and must fund labour and materials for its first stage before the initial progress claim is paid.
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Common funding needs
- Mobilising a new contract
- Buying tools, plant or vehicles
- Bridging a progress-payment gap
- Funding a commercial workshop
Questions to prepare
- How are contracts, progress claims and retentions documented?
- Are invoices owed by a creditworthy principal?
- What equipment or property is available as security?