How Do You Manage Cash Flow in Multiple Currencies?

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What's the toughest part of managing cash flow in multiple currencies?  The fact that small businesses may not know exactly what they are paying or being paid at any given moment.

For a small to medium enterprise [SME] that conducts part of its business overseas, currency stability is something that can never be taken for granted. A volatile exchange rate is the hidden profit killer – the past few months alone have demonstrated this with the Euro moving against the pound by as much as 17% at times - yet SMEs do not always have the in-house expertise needed to protect profits against such fluctuations.

What do you do?

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