Milestone billing creates lumpy inflows
A deposit, a mid-project milestone, and a final payment can be spread across 4 months. The Sprint maps those specific dates against weekly outflows.
SparkCashFlowRequest SprintCash Flow for Design Studios
Project milestones fund the studio. See if the timing works before it doesn't.
Design studios live on milestone billing — but the work happens in between, and so does payroll. The Sprint builds your 13-week forecast around your actual project timeline so you see the gaps before they open.
- 13-week cash map
- 3 what-if scenarios: late invoice, client pause, new hire
- 72-hour delivery — pay nothing if it's late
- 5-min weekly update — yours to run
Freelancer costs spike when projects stack
You bring in specialists for complex projects. Their invoices hit in the same week when multiple projects overlap. That clustering is predictable — but only if you've mapped it.
Pipeline wins feel like certainty before they're signed
Expecting a contract to close next week and planning around it is how cash gaps happen. Scenario tabs let you model signed vs. probable vs. speculative revenue separately.
Best fit
Design studios with 2–15 staff using QuickBooks Online or Xero, with project-based or hybrid revenue.
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How clear is your cash picture?
5 questions. 60 seconds. Get a personalized cash flow readiness score and your top risk areas — generated from your answers, not a generic template.
72-hour delivery guarantee. If your 13-week cash map isn't complete and working within 72 hours of submitting your inputs, you pay nothing.
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Tell us where cash visibility is breaking down
Submit the basics and Spark Cashflow will review fit for the fixed-scope Sprint offer. Delivery stays manual for now. Intake does not.
What if we mix fixed-price and hourly projects?
Both revenue types are handled. Fixed-price projects map to milestone dates; hourly revenue maps to billing cycle and collection timing.
Can we model what happens if a project is delayed?
Yes — scenario tabs are built specifically for this. One tab for on-time delivery, one for a 30-day slip, so you can see the cash impact before it happens.