Overview
Build a realistic financial forecast
1h 28min
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Build a realistic financial forecast
Learn the basics of financial forecasting for startups, including how to construct key financial statements, such as the Cash Flow Statement and the Profit and Loss Statement. Hear directly from founders about the challenges of financial forecasting and discover their top tips. This course includes a worked example and a Financial Forecasting Tool that you can download and use to build your own financial forecasts.
Created by Ben Graziano.
Learn - core concepts
This is the first of a series of four films on the topic of startup financial forecasting.
This is the second in our series of four films on the topic of startup financial forecasting.
This is the third in our series of four films on the topic of startup financial forecasting.
This is the fourth in our series of four films on the topic of startup financial forecasting.
This document explains the highlights of the Cash Flow Statement using a concrete example.
This document explains the highlights of the Profit & Loss Statement using a concrete example.
Hear - advice from founders
Several startup founders discuss the importance of financial forecasting, share some lessons and offer valuable advice.
Explore - optional knowledge from the web
Learn about the time value of money and how to determine the value of your business using The Net Present Value method.
Profit Margins can tell you a lot about a business and how to improve its performance.
This film explains the basics of where to get funds for your startup.
A simple explanation of the difference between loans and overdrafts and the benefits of each.
This film will help you get to grips with the basic process of VAT accounting.
In this short text and the accompanying video, the history of accounting standards is briefly described.
Several experts explain the art of pricing in this short clip.
Robart Dolan of Harvard Business School talks about the concepts of perceived value and pricing.
Apply - tools and examples
A simple-to-use spreadsheet that takes you through the process of building your sales, costs and investment forecasts.
See your financial forecast on one page and analyse scenarios in real-time.
An example financial forecast for an ICT startup case that uses our simple-to-use financial forecasting tool.
An example financial forecast for an e-commerce startup case that uses our simple-to-use financial forecasting tool.
An example financial forecast for an engineering startup case that uses our simple-to-use financial forecasting tool.
An example financial forecast for a Lifescience startup case that uses our simple-to-use financial forecasting tool.
Play this fun game to test your knowledge of the different terms you might encounter on the Profit & Loss Statement.
A multiple-choice quiz to test your knowledge of the Cash Flow Statement.
A multiple-choice quiz to test your knowledge of the Profit and Loss (P&L) Statement.
Here, we provide a short summary of financial key terms, their definitions and their common synonyms.
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