In order to get the attention of serious investors, it’s important to have realistic financial projections incorporated into your business plan. Projections can be a tricky business as you try to ...

You’re thinking about your company’s future. How much will sales grow next year? What will your revenue look like in five years? Or, if you’re just starting out, how long will it take for your ...

Financial forecasting gives you critical insights into your business and helps you project future sales and expenses. Let’s look at how you can create your financial projections in Microsoft Excel and ...

Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are increasingly being used as an alternate vehicle to traditional initial public offerings. Companies that go public through a traditional IPO process ...

Income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements. If you're running a business, you probably have some knowledge of basic financial statements and how to use them. But do you know why ...

What Is Cash Flow-Based Financial Planning? Cash flow and income are two terms often used interchangeably, yet they serve different functions in financial planning. Income represents the earnings a ...

A: Although most early-stage investors don’t put a lot of weight behind financial projections, entrepreneurs should be ready to show them. For early-stage companies, projections that meant to present ...

Financial projections for 2025 are consistent with figures from the past several years. The upcoming 2025 estimate stands at approximately $1.27 million, matching the 2023 estimate exactly and showing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am the Kester and Brynes Professor at Columbia Business School and a Chazen Senior Scholar at the Jerome A. Chazen Institute for ...

In recent years, litigation over financial projections has increased in frequency. These claims, sometimes involving allegations of fraud, are typically decided by the Delaware Court of Chancery or ...