Financial Plan
Financial Plan
Financial Plan
1. Start with the amount of cash your business has at the beginning of the
period. This is all income minus all expenses from the previous period.
2. Estimate how much cash will come into your business next period.
Incoming cash may include revenue, previous sales made on credit, and
loans. Forecast your future sales by looking at revenue trends from past
periods. Take into account any new factors that might be different from
past periods. For example, if you add a new product, you might have
greater sales.
3. Estimate all expenses that you will pay next period. Consider both
variable and fixed costs. Variable costs, such as raw materials, fluctuate
with your sales. Fixed costs are not changed by your sales and include rent,
utilities, and insurance.
4. Subtract your estimated expenses from your estimated income. The
resulting number is your business’s cash flow.
5. Add your cash flow to your opening balance. This will give you your
closing balance. This number is also the opening balance for the next
period.
6. Repeat these steps for the next period’s projected cash flow.
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