Swine flu caused a huge upswing in demand for janitorial services. Does your janitorial business have a cash flow management system that can take advantage of sudden demand?

In Utah, schools that closed because of swine flu could not reopen until janitorial services thoroughly disinfected the buildings. According to ABC News, “new CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] guidelines are requiring the district to take extra measures to ensure every surface is free from possible contamination.”

Wondering about the importance of cash flow management? You won't after reading "The Effects of the Current Bank Collapse" in Services.

On page 12 of the December 2008 issue of Services, the magazine that goes to members of the Cleaning, Maintenance, Facilities and Building Services Contractors Association, one writer comes to this conclusion: "volume is vanity, profit is sanity and free cash flow is salvation."

Hard to argue that last point!

During a challenging economy, take advantage of every opportunity to save money. Choose invoice factoring to avoid paying expensive late fees.

When you choose invoice factoring as the business funding for your janitorial business, you can take advantage of payment discounts, avoid paying late fees and penalties, and otherwise use your boosted cash flow management to save money.

If you freed up your cash flow management, what strategies would you use to save money and also grow your janitorial business?