Cashflow Pot Belly, Business Quietly Starving
Not financial or legal advice. Do your own checks. Published 2025-11-17. Why this matters if you run a serious business Most business owners mistake activity for achievement. The diary is packed, the team looks occupied, invoices go out on schedule. Yet month after month, the bank balance barely shifts. You work harder, chase more leads, squeeze more meetings into the week. Still, the numbers refuse to move. This short conversation with Anna reveals an uncomfortable truth: your business might have cashflow pot belly. From the front, everything appears robust and active. Underneath, the profit margin is slowly starving. The metaphor is deliberate. Like someone who appears healthy but carries hidden fat around the organs, your business can look functional while leaking value through invisible cracks. You blame yourself for not pushing harder. In reality, the issue is structural, not personal. The leaks are there whether you work sixty hours or eighty. Anna and I walk through how to spot these drains early, tighten the system, and restore lean profitability without burning out your team or slashing your own income. Here is why this matters for firms aiming to scale past £5 million: You stop blaming willpower when the real culprit