Archive for November, 2004

Financial Plan - Assumptions - 2

There is a slight change since yesterday. I will not fill the Assumption table in yesterday’s post. Instead, I will discuss what each variable means. This way table is more meaningful, rather than mere numbers.

Variables_Used_for_Assumption
Units_Used
Explanation_of_Variables

Average Monthly Sales

US $000s

Here you can enter net sales value.

Desired average finished inventory

% of Sales

Does not apply to Service / Distribution [...]

November 29: Carnival of Capitalists

This wonderful event takes place every week and fellow bloggers host it. I will be hosting “Carnival of Capitalists” in the week of May 23rd, 2005. That is a long long time from now. Meanwhile you can enjoy it on Lachlan Gemmell’s blog. Overall, it was wonderful reading, but my personal favourites were Ankesh Kothari’s [...]

Financial Plan - Assumptions-1

I received a comment from a Planware representative about their Excel-based products dealing with Financial projections and Business Plans. I checked out their website, they have some wonderful products, which may be used as a model for building the plan and creating projections. You will see some of those projections being used in our plan [...]

Financial Plan - An Introduction

Startups or big enterprises need Financial planning as it is a lifeline for company’s survival. Having an idea about your financial obligations and earnings give you an advantage in arranging your priorities. A typical Financial plan has following components:
Assumptions: Assumptions are essential and key to form a foundation of any financial plan. Averages, opening balances, [...]

Revised Executive Summary

I would like to thank one of my readers for being alert enough to point out in his/her comment, capital requirements stated in earlier post does not match with numbers stated in the last post. It is good to know, people are participating and reading my blog with interest. This also suggests, creating a Business [...]