How it starts
Layla did everything right, and it nearly ruined her.
She ran a small catering company with loyal clients and three years of steady profit. When a corporate client offered a contract worth four times her usual monthly work, she said yes. She hired two extra staff, bought ingredients in bulk and paid a deposit on a second van. That first month was the most profitable her business had ever had.
Six weeks later, she couldn't make payroll.
That is how Chapter 1 opens. The rest of the book explains how it happens, and how to see it coming in your own business.
What's inside
Twenty chapters, each built around a real-world example
From the basics of cash to running a business that holds up for years.
- Why Profitable Businesses Still Go Bankrupt
- Understanding Cash Flow
- Profit vs Cash
- Reading Financial Statements Without Fear
- Pricing Mistakes
- Budgeting Made Simple
- Forecasting
- Managing Business Expenses
- Debt, Interest, and a Better Way
- Taxes Every Owner Should Understand
- Fraud Prevention
- Internal Controls
- Inventory Management
- Financial Ratios
- Business Growth Without Financial Chaos
- Using AI for Finance
- Preparing for Investors and Banks
- Financial Habits of Successful Businesses
- The Annual Financial Health Check
- Your Financial Survival Blueprint
Chapter 9 makes the practical case against running a business on interest, and explains murabaha, ijarah, musharakah and qard hasan in plain terms.
