Creating a Robust Financial Plan - MasterClass

How much is everything going to cost? When will you breakeven? Do you have any statements or projections available? These are all questions banks and investors want answered.

But answering these questions aren’t just important for banks and investors, but also for your business. Creating a financial plan is a vital step in your business, and will help to keep you consistent with any business decision you make in the future. But, how do you create a financial plan?

The Financial Plan MasterClass will not only prepare you to pitch your business to banks and investors but also help you get your business finances in order. This MasterClass contains all the tools you need to work out your cash flow, profit and loss, staffing projections, as well as a full set of financials and a complete financial model to apply to your business.

Learning Objectives

• What numbers do investors care about, and why?   
• What are potential drivers of revenue?   
• What kinds of costs should I capture in the expense model?   
• How can I identify an appropriate gross margin target for my business?   
• What does cash flow positive mean, and how can I predict when I’ll get there?   
• How should I define aggressive and conservative cash flow estimates?

About Your Instructor

Ken Burke, founder and CEO of The EntrepreneurNOW! Network, is a speaker, serial entrepreneur, mentor, and author. Ken founded MarketLive, a market-leading, enterprise class eCommerce software platform used by major merchants generating $2b in online sales through the platform. He sold MarketLive to Vista Equity Partners in 2016. Ken authored the book, “Intelligent Selling: The Art and Science of Selling Online,” as well as hundreds of industry articles. He earned his MBA in Entrepreneurship from University of Southern California -Marshall School of Business, which later awarded him the honor of Entrepreneur of the Year.