Money flows in and money flows out in every home based business, managing the cash available for your home based business may be tricky because cash keeps the business operating. Managing cash flow is the top priority for all home bases business owner, even though you are hiring an accountant to manage your cash, but you have still familiarize yourself with the basic accounting and cash management. Every successful business owner would be aware of their financial situation and never leave alone in hands to anybody else.

The key elements of cash management are:
- Open a business bank account
- Develop an accounting system
- Establish payment term for your service or product provided
- Make sure getting paid on time
- Debt collection when necessary

Information about taxation, merchant account registration, receiving e-payment should also need to be considered in managing cash in this topic.