You will be expected to put together a financial plan based on either a real small business, or a fictitious one (data may be supplied by instructor). While each plan is unique depending on the business sector, location, stage of development, etc., all banker and/or investor presentable business plans, as well as plans for internal use, should include the following:

Executive summary name a type of business (i.e., partnership, corporation) purpose of business and goals brief history of creation product/service offered market environment descriptions of owners/principal managers financing request company description general environment and industry analysis marketing plan and strategy management and operations analysis financial analysis: including performance to date and projections funding request (in detail, including collateral uses of funds – equipment acquisition, working capital – and sources of repayment) exit strategy resumes for the purpose of this curriculum, we will concentrate on the financial and funding request portions of the business plan, as well as the executive summary.

below is a financial plan outline: which should include: balance sheet (historic and pro forma projections) income statement (historic and pro forma projections) sources and uses of funds ratio analysis pro forma cash flow projections (going forward monthly for two years, and followed by quarterly for two years)