TY - BOOK AU - Espinar, Aries F. AU - Concepcion C. Ofamen AU - Eunice D. Mendoza, AU - Harvey N. Paghubasan, AU - Bernadette M. Siminiano TI - Cash management practices of events place businesses in the first district of Rizal PY - 2025/// N1 - Undergraduate Thesis N2 - "This study primarily aimed to determine the cash management practices of events place businesses in the First District of Rizal. The researchers included the respondents' profile-age, sex, civil status, educational attainment, monthly income, and length of service-and the business profile-forms of business organization, years of existence, sources of funds, services offered, initial capital, monthly revenue, and number of employees. Additionally, the extent of cash management practices was assessed with respect to cash receipts and cash disbursements. A descriptive research method was employed. The subject of the study were the registered events place businesses in the First District of Rizal. The data were gathered through a structured questionnaire checklist. This was answered by either owners or managers of the business as they were the one responsible for the management of their cash. The findings of the study showed that the profile of respondents in terms of age, 20 or 40 percent are 26 - 35 years old. While in terms of sex, 30 or 60 percent are females. In terms of civil status, 35 or 70 percent were married in terms of educational attainment, college graduates got the highest number of frequency which is 37 and equivalent to 74 percent. In terms of monthly income, P20,001 - 25,000 and P30,001 and below got the highest number of frequency which is 15 and is equivalent to 30 percent. In terms of length of service, 22 or 44 percent of the respondents have been in the industry for 1 - 5 years. With regards to business profile the data shows that in terms of the form of business organization, 35 or 70 percent of events place businesses were sole proprietorship. In terms of years of existence, 24 or 48 percent of these businesses have been operating for 6 - 10 years. In terms of sources of funds, 21 or 42 percent of respondents use owner's capital to fund their operation. In terms of services offered, 39 or 78 percent of the respondents offered a swimming pool followed by room facilities with 34 or 68 percent. In terms of initial capital, 27 or 54 percent of the respondents spent P600,001 to P1,000,000 as their initial capital. In terms of monthly revenue, these events place businesses earning 40,0001 - P60,000 monthly with the frequency of 25 which is equivalent to 50 percent. In terms of number of employees, 23 or 46 percent of businesses have 6 to 10 numbers of employees. With regards to the perceptions of events place businesses in terms of cash receipts and cash disbursements, it acquired an overall mean of 4.61 and 4.33 respectively which was interpreted as ""Always"". As the study goes further, the researchers found out that there is a significant difference in the perceptions of the respondents in cash disbursement in terms of monthly income in the respondents' personal profile. There is also a significant difference in the perception of the respondents in cash receipts in terms of sources of funds in the business profile. Lastly, there is a significant difference in the perception of respondents in cash receipts in terms of monthly revenue. The researchers developed a cash management framework which is based on the results of this study and highlights the best practices of cash management of events place businesses. Based on the findings and conclusion presented, the following recommendations are suggested: First, the events place businesses must record their daily cash receipts to avoid errors and fraud. They must assign to one skilled person the responsibilities of handling cash receipts, Second, the management must strictly implement a policy of depositing all cash receipts and daily collections in the bank at the end of each business day and considers borrowing from outside sources in order to meet their current cash deficits. This ensures the liquidity and profitability of the business. Third, the management of events place businesses must consider 30-day payment terms to balance the need for consistent cash flow and developing a strong customer relationship by offering reasonable payment periods. In addition, preparing a settlement or payment terms can give flexible payment options and can reduce the risk of late or missed payments. Next, events place businesses must await the financial manager's approval before disbursing cash to ensure proper financial oversight, maintain budgetary contract and prevent unauthorized or fraudulent transactions. This will keep the company assets and financial health safe. Moreover, they must consider Issuing checks when settling obligations as it provides a documented record of payment, offering both the business and the recipient a clear audit trail for accounting and legal purposes, which is often more secure and traceable than cash transactions. With this, they can prevent disputes and ensure transparency in financial dealings. Lastly, it is recommended that events place businesses must adapt the best practices of cash management provided in the framework of this study. These practices will help them to manage their cash inflow and outflow property and maintain a positive cash balance for their daily " UR - https://forms.gle/7LqvGGkaDrUQqz429 UR - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OdMRVT_seztcY5_rIRt0w2s3UKlwCYON/view?usp=drive_link ER -