The 5 Numbers Every Business Owner Should Know Weekly (But Most Don’t)

– A friendly reminder from your Visionary Bookkeeper who wants to see you win

If you're running a business and not looking at these 5 numbers every single week… you're flying blind.

No shame — most business owners aren't tracking these either. But the ones who do?
They tend to sleep better, make faster decisions, and scale with confidence.

Here are the 5 numbers I recommend checking every Friday before you call it a week:

1. Cash on Hand

How much money is actually available in your accounts right now? Not what’s “pending.” Not what’s in Stripe. Not what someone promised you.

💡 Pro tip: Always subtract out checks you've written but haven't cleared yet.

2. Total Accounts Receivable

How much are you owed right now? And who’s falling behind?
Uncollected revenue = interest-free loans you're giving out.

3. Total Accounts Payable

What do you owe vendors, contractors, and credit cards in the next 30 days?
Knowing this helps you avoid “surprise expenses” that sneak up and crush your cash flow.

4. Net Profit (Not Revenue)

Revenue is vanity. Profit is reality.
Even if it’s just a weekly snapshot, this tells you whether your business is actually making money — or just moving money around.

5. Burn Rate or Runway (If You’re Still in Growth Mode)

If you stopped selling today, how long could your business survive on current cash?
This one’s uncomfortable, but it’s powerful. It tells you how urgent it is to either cut fat or drive new revenue.

Want to feel 10x clearer about your numbers?

You don’t need a finance degree.
You just need to start looking under the hood each week — consistently.

And if you want help making sense of these numbers, or want a simple dashboard that shows them clearly… just shoot me a message.

No pressure. No pitch.
Just here to help you run a smarter, stronger business.