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Deposits, Milestones and Getting Paid

Doing the work now and hoping payment follows later is how good businesses run out of cash. How to structure engagements so money arrives on time, not on trust.

12 min read·Updated Aug 2026·The Clear Point Decision Framework

Picture the practitioner who delivers a project beautifully, sends the invoice, and then spends the next six weeks doing the least favourite part of the job: following up. The work was excellent. The cash flow wasn't, because nobody agreed when money would actually change hands until the very end, when it was too late to negotiate. This Conversation is about designing payment into the engagement itself, not chasing it afterwards.

01What? Understand the issue
02Why? Understand why it matters
03How? Explore practical approaches
04When? Understand timing
05Who? Identify the people involved
06The Decision

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