INDEx | 263types of plans, 1–3
See also Editing and finalizing your
business plan
Business plan samples. See Sample
business plans
Business plan summary, 2, 135, 158–163
Business type, 3, 25–26. See also
Manufacturing businesses; Project
development businesses; Retail
businesses; Service businesses; Wholesale
businesses
C
Capital investment, 122, 135–136, 160
Capital Spending Plan
introductory section for, 162
marketing budget and, 145, 146
overview on, 123–125
as part of business plan, 2, 158, 159
Car tune-up shop, 22
Car washes, 23
Cash, in cash flow forecast, 134–135
Cash advances, credit card, 61
Cash flow, 122, 149
Cash Flow Forecast
checking for trouble, 136
in determining amount of financing, 116
introductory section for, 162
overview on, 122–123
as part of business plan, 2, 158, 159
and retailing, 136–138
sample of, 126–127
using the data from, 135–136
and your capital spending plan, 123–125
Cash Flow Forecast instructions
credit purchases, 130–132
credit sales, 128–130
cumulative net cash, 134–135
depreciation, 133
extra purchases, 133–134
monthly net cash, 134
other cash items, 134
overview on, 125, 128
principal payments, 133
profit/(loss), 128
using the CD-ROM, 128
withholding taxes, 132–133
year total, 134
CD-ROM instructions
Cash Flow Forecast, 128
installing and using files, 2–3, 256–259
list of forms, 260
Personal Financial Statement, 85
Profit and Loss Forecast, 103, 106, 107
Sales Revenue Forecast spreadsheet, 36
Choosing the right business. See Business
concept
Classes in business, 209–210
Click-through profits, 33
Closing your business, 189–191
Clothing stores, 23, 138. See also
Antoinette’s dress shop example
Collateral, 53, 64, 65, 93, 177
Colleagues, financing from, 62–63, 175
Collection of credit sales, 129–130
College courses on business, 209–210
Commercial leases, 111
Commissions, expensing, 106, 110, 118
Competition, 141–142, 148
Complete business plan, 1–2, 158–159
Computers and business, 203–206
Computer software business, 18, 26, 32,
113
Computer stores, 23, 79–80