www.piccoloimprenditore.com has a lot of useful information. Being a business owner, I just want to add something. Working capital, also known as net working capital or NWC, is a financial metric which represents operating liquidity available to a business. Access to working capital provides the ability to support and grow a healthy cash flow for your business. But what many business owners don't realize is that working capital is all around them. The more working capital, the less financial strain a company experiences.