How to Write a Business Plan

128 | HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN Open the blank Cash Flow Forecast forms included on the CD-ROM and follow the step-by-step in ...

ChApter 7 | YOUR CASH FLOW FORECAST AND CAPITAL SPENDING PLAN | 129 It takes more money to start and run your business if you of ...

130 | HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN Make an estimate of the number of months you anticipate as an average lag time between a sale ...

ChApter 7 | YOUR CASH FLOW FORECAST AND CAPITAL SPENDING PLAN | 131 exAmple: Mickey and Michele estimated that they’d buy approx ...

132 | HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN Now, enter the dollar amount of credit purchases you entered on line 4, but in a later month, ...

ChApter 7 | YOUR CASH FLOW FORECAST AND CAPITAL SPENDING PLAN | 133 case, you qualify and may choose the quarterly option. CAUTi ...

134 | HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN replacement, so they won’t be covered by the amounts you have written for purchases resulting ...

ChApter 7 | YOUR CASH FLOW FORECAST AND CAPITAL SPENDING PLAN | 135 month. To get month two’s cumulative net cash, add together ...

136 | HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN starts out high. That means her total cash investment will be limited to the amount from her ...

ChApter 7 | YOUR CASH FLOW FORECAST AND CAPITAL SPENDING PLAN | 137 inventory of $77,000 ($450,000 × 0.60 ÷ 3.5). This would rai ...

138 | HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN • to quickly reduce or eliminate items that move slowly, and • to keep the overall invest ...

8 C hAp t e r Write Your Marketing and Personnel Plans ....................................................... Introduction .... ...

140 | HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN Introduction Decisions you make about marketing and personnel can spell the difference betwee ...

ChApter 8 | WRITE YOUR MARKETING AND PERSONNEL PLANS | 141 Competition Analysis When customers consider patronizing your busines ...

142 | HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN Diff erentiate Your Business From the Competition Your next job is to describe how your busin ...

ChApter 8 | WRITE YOUR MARKETING AND PERSONNEL PLANS | 143 makes sense to address your advertising, promotions, and other market ...

144 | HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN least cost in money or time. There are an infinite number of communication methods. These met ...

ChApter 8 | WRITE YOUR MARKETING AND PERSONNEL PLANS | 145 you will probably use mass media as an effective communication method ...

146 | HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN for a moment and think about it. Ask yourself these questions: How much money do i need for ...

ChApter 8 | WRITE YOUR MARKETING AND PERSONNEL PLANS | 147 Antoinette’s Dress Shop: Marketing Budget Preopening promotion Mail ...