04 · Invoicing

Send the invoice. Get paid.

Creating invoices shouldn't take forever.

7 August 2026 6 min read

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Introduction

Cash flow problems in small businesses are usually invoicing problems. Not pricing, not sales — invoicing.

The work is finished, the client is happy, and the invoice goes out a week and a half later because it means opening a template and retyping everything.

The business problem

Manual invoices are slow and inconsistent. Numbering breaks, VAT gets calculated by hand, banking details are copied from an old file, and nobody knows which invoices are still unpaid.

When a client asks 'did you send that?', the honest answer is often 'let me check'.

Why it matters

Payment terms start when the invoice arrives. Sending on the day of delivery instead of a week later moves your money a week closer, on every job, forever.

A professional invoice also does quiet work: correct VAT number, clear line items and banking details reduce queries, and queries are the most common reason a payment slips a cycle.

How Profyn helps

Profyn keeps your products and services in a catalogue, so building an invoice is picking lines and confirming quantities. VAT is applied per line, numbering runs automatically, and your logo and banking details are already on the document.

Send it as a PDF or a secure payment link. Profyn tracks status — draft, sent, partially paid, paid, overdue — and matches proof of payment against open invoices.

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Branded invoices built from saved products and services, with automatic numbering, VAT per line, payment links and status tracking.

Practical tips

  • Invoice the same day the work is delivered. Make it part of finishing the job.
  • Put payment terms and banking details on the invoice itself, not in the email.
  • Follow up at day 7 and day 14, before the due date, not after.
  • Charge a deposit on larger jobs — it filters out the clients who were never going to pay.

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