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Signature Assignment: Financial Plan

FIN571 – Corporate Finance

YOUR NAME

DATE

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Table of Contents

Business Description

Reason and Amount of Funding Required

Choice 1: Source of Funding: Self-Funding

Choice 2: Source of Funding: Debt

Choice 3: Source of Funding: Equity

Overall Choice of Funding

Cost of Capital

Three-Year P&L Statements

Conclusion

References

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Business Description

Who?

What?

When?

Where?

Why?

Provide a description of your business addressing the 5 “Ws”.

Who? Provide information about yourself, your business name and structure and your target customer market.

What? Provide information about your product or service and any types of goals.

When? Provide information on when you plan on starting your business, when you plan on achieving any goals and if you have an exit plan.

Where? Provide information on where your business will be located. Will you have an actual site or will it be an online business or both?

Why? Provide information as to what sets you apart from competitors and include a mission statement.

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Reason and Amount of Funding Required

Reason

Amount

Breakdown of Funding

Provide a discussion as to the reason for the funding, the amount of the funding, along with a breakdown of how the funding will be utilized. In other words, how do you plan on spending those funds? Specifics are required.

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Choice 1: Source of Funding: Self-Funding

Requirements

Risks

Discuss the requirements and the risks related to self-funding. Self-funding refers to savings, retirement withdrawals, etc. This is a general discussion laying out the choice.

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Choice 2: Source of Funding: Debt

Requirements

Risks

Discuss the requirements and the risks related to debt funding. Debt refers to anything that must be paid back (ie loans, credit cards, etc). This is a general discussion laying out the choice.

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Choice 3: Source of Funding: Equity

Requirements

Risks

Discuss the requirements and the risks related to equity funding. Equity refers to ownership interests. This involves angel investors, venture capital, friends, family, etc. This is funding from others and not from yourself. Funding from yourself should be discussed under slide 5. This is a general discussion laying out the choice.

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Overall Choice of Funding

Choice

Reasoning

Discuss your overall choice of funding. You may use a combination. This is specific to you and your business, so make sure you provide substantial reasoning and details. If you choose a combination, make sure you include specifics as to how much you need from each funding source.

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Cost of Capital

Short-term

Long-term

Calculate and discuss your cost of capital as a percentage for both the short-term (within 1 year) and long-term (over 1 year). How much is this funding going to cost you? If self-funding, think in terms of lost savings interest or retirement gains. If debt, think in terms of loan or credit card percentages. If equity, think in terms of how much your investors will expect as a return on their initial investment.

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3-Year P&L Projections

2020

Revenue

(Expenses)

Net Income

2021

2022

Revenue

(Expenses)

Net Income

Revenue

(Expenses)

Net Income

Provide estimated 3-Year P&L figures and provide a discussion as to any growth assumptions, etc. Expenses will require details for credit (ie rent, salaries, etc). In other words, break it down by category.

2020

Revenue

Expenses (need details)

Net Income

2021

Revenue

Expenses (need details)

Net Income

2022

Revenue

Expenses (need details)

Net Income

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Conclusion

Summarize your presentation.

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References

Brealey, R., Myers, S. C., Marcus, A. J. (2020). Fundamentals of corporate finance (10th ed). McGraw-Hill Education.

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