David Barnett – The DCB Cash Flow Forecasting and Business Plan Writing Program

The program will teach entrepreneurs how to build a small business financial forecast and business plan.

This can be useful to determine if a new business idea is viable or to help plan and negotiate a small business purchase.

It would be a critical tool in approaching lenders and investors.

What You’ll Learn In The DCB Cash Flow Forecasting and Business Plan Writing Program?

WEEK #1-Introduction

What we’re going to be building and why it’s unique.

• Startups vs. buying
• Canvass and/or SWOT.

WEEK #1-Sales Forecasts

• Cash businesses
• Sales cycle businesses
• Lead and conversion businesses
• Customers on terms
• Project and deposit forecasts

WEEK #2-Direct Expenses

• Cost of Goods Sold
• Cost of Sales
• Markup/Margin
• When Labor is in the Cogs and when it is not

WEEK #3 Labor & Scheduling

WEEK #3 Overhead Expenses

• Stories
• Changes over time
• Overheads
• Timeliness of expense recognition
• Capital Equipment

WEEK #4 Financing Activities

• Loans
• Leases

Week #5 Income Statements and Bank Balance

• Opening balance and changes in cash
• Making the income statement
• Forecasting Line of Credit needs for operating capital

Week #5 Sales Taxes

• Sales tax reconciliation

Week #6

• Expanding to 3 years
• Calculating Depreciation
• Paying Income Taxes, knowing what number is subject to tax
• Creating the Balance Sheets
• Opening and forecast Balance Sheets

Week #7

• Dividing the forecast into years
• Changing the businesses and/or deals to make the businesses work
• Ratios and commentary

Week #8

• Funding Program
• Financing Operating Losses
• Presenting Sources of Equity

Week #9

• Business Plan template
• The sections and components of a business plan
• Epoxy Flooring Company Sample Biz Plan

Week #10

• Formatting the spreadsheets

Week #11

• Putting together a business plan for a new business

Week #12

• Putting together a business plan for a business purchase
• Presenting normalized historical financials

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