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Financial Projections
The VPSpro™ software system automatically compiles all your thoughts and plans into a well organized, three-year financial projection. This is done through calculating and developing the necessary sales summaries, income & cash flow statements, loan amortization schedules, depreciation schedules, balance sheets, operating ratios and descriptive financial notes necessary for effective analysis and presentation.
An integral part of your business plan is the preparation of a financial projection. The financial projection is the culmination of all your self-evaluation, ideas, research, analysis and assessment of your business opportunity. A financial projection can be described as a future picture of the financial results that a business owner / manager would expect to see for the business at the end of the period for which the forecast is being prepared.
The financial projection provides a framework to enable you to estimate the start- up financial requirements of your venture, indicate possible sources of funds to enable you to get your business opportunity launched successfully, and introduces the financial statements and reports you require to evaluate and present the financial feasibility of your idea.
Step-by-Step System
Thinking of starting your own business? Wanting to buy an existing business? Already own a business and want to expand, re-finance or just manage your business better? If yes, and you don't know where to start, then roll up your sleeves and get ready for the “Venture Planning System Professional” referred to as the VPSpro™.
The VPSpro™ is guaranteed to rev up your dream of owning or expanding a business by putting you in the driver's seat with a proven, easy to use, step-by-step business planning system. Whether you are wanting to set up or expand a retail, wholesale, service, or manufacturing business, the framework outlined in the VPSpro™ "demystifies” the process of business planning by providing proven expert information and guidance you need to succeed.
The VPSpro™ will provide you with a hands on practical approach to enable you to experience the venture development process by yourself and end up with a comprehensive business plan for a proposed venture of your own selection. Throughout the entire planning system, you will be prompted to conduct necessary research, make decisions and input data pertinent to your business idea. You are also guided with appropriate tips and information every step of the way and only when you need it.
The VPSpro™ is fast, focused and action oriented and its goal is simple. The goal of the VPSpro™ is to help you reach yours; that is to acquire the knowledge to help you plan your business successfully. Good Luck!
Expanding Your Business
To grow or not to grow is the question. If expanding your existing business is the right way for you to pursue your entrepreneurial potential; success requires a number of key steps, precision and effort in conducting the necessary research. The VPSpro™ is your personal business planning system and is designed to be used if you are expanding your existing business.
You can use the VPSpro™ free of charge and create as many expansion plans as you like, assessing all strategic scenarios. The VPSpro™ is by far the greatest and lowest cost investment you can make to fulfill your dream. For an investment of only your time, you can save your business a lot in costly mistakes every step of the way.
The VPSpro™ is meant to guide you through the business planning process and will help link you with the information that is necessary to start and run or expand a successful business venture. While the VPSpro™ can assist you in generating a complete business plan, it should serve also as the basis for beginning your network with other business professionals , consultants, service providers and suppliers.
Once you put your plan(s) into action, look out for changes; they can cripple the best business no matter how well planned. Stay on top of changing conditions and adjust your plan accordingly. We hope that the VPSpro™ will assist you in furthering your success!
Notes
Once you have completed the financial projection and have decided that your plan is feasible you can proceed to add notes to the financial projection. This is a set of descriptive notes, generated by the VPSpro™ system, that will make it easier for others to follow through your projections.
In cases of smaller projects this may be enough information to take to your banker or financier. You need to talk to your financier or those involved to decide what will be enough information to assist you in getting your project off the ground.
Feasibility
As an entrepreneur with a new idea for a business concept, you need to know the answer to the following question: Can I profit from my business idea? Perhaps the most crucial problem you will face after expressing an interest in starting a new business or capitalizing on an apparent opportunity in your existing business, will be determining the feasibility of your idea.
Everyone from your accountant to your best friend has told you that you need to assess the feasibility of your idea before you start or expand your business. However, it is true that most entrepreneurs are not adequately prepared to go into or expand their business. While they have the motivation, desire and talent, many have not taken the time to properly investigate and research their business opportunity.
The VPSpro™ is a comprehensive and easy to use system that will help you assess the feasibility of your business opportunity. You simply input your research, information and numbers and the VPSpro™ software does all the calculations and automatically creates a set of financial projections that will help you to: discover how much start-up money you will need; if and when you can expect to see a profit; and ultimately evaluate your financial position to see if starting or expanding your business makes sense.
Business Advisor Network
Our Business Advisor Network is designed to be a regionally based network of professionals that offer specific advice and information to entrepreneurs who are planning a new or expanded venture. Each network is to be implemented in partnership with a localized economic development organization that has a vested interest in your community. Not only will the Business Advisor Network assist other business ventures in attaining the advice and information that they require but it is also designed as a revenue source for the non-profit economic development partner that is hosting the program in your region.
See more details under our Partnerships & Programs in the main menu.
Financial Projections
The VPSpro™ Basic OL software system automatically compiles all your thoughts and plans into a well organized, three-year financial projection. This is done through calculating and developing the necessary sales summaries, income statements, and balance sheets necessary for a brief analysis and presentation. This version will produce the basic financial projections of a smaller business plan.
An integral part of your business plan is the preparation of a financial projection. The financial projection is the culmination of all your self-evaluation, ideas, research, analysis and assessment of your business opportunity. A financial projection can be described as a future picture of the financial results that a business owner / manager would expect to see for the business at the end of the period for which the forecast is being prepared.
The financial projection provides a framework to enable you to estimate the start- up financial requirements of your venture, indicate possible sources of funds to enable you to get your business opportunity launched successfully, and introduces the financial statements and reports you require to evaluate and present the financial feasibility of your idea.
Reports with a single click
All you have to do is fill out our simple step-by-step forms system and do your research. The rest we do by providing you with complete financial projections (including cash flow), notes to the financial projections and complete business plan narrative at the click of a button.
We are not sure how we can making the creation of a business plan any easier but if you know please tell us!
Professional projections
The VPSpro projections are second to none for small and medium sized business applications. They provide all the information and are in a format that bankers, accountants and investors love. Your projection included:
notice to reader
2 pages of assumptions - project overview
sales / cost of sales and gross margin summary (12 months projected)
sales / cost of sales and gross margin summary (3 years projected)
income statement / revenues & expenses & net income (12 months projected)
income statement / revenues & expenses & net income (3 years projected)
loan amortization schedule / principal & interest payments (5 years projected)
depreciation schedule / fixed assets (3 years projected)
ratio calculations / breakeven sales & return on investment (3 years projected)
Attract investors
Most people are here because they want to attrack investors or financing. The VPSpro will help you create a plan that can do just that
Know your business
Whether you use the VPSpro, hire a consultant or download a generic plan, that you modify, we suggest that You Know Your Business! Knowing your business will allow you to sell it to your banker, investors and friends so that you can raise your capital. It will also help you sell your business to your market and ultimately bring you success.
We know that you only need a business plan to get financing or investment but really, you should use it as an opportunity to get to know where you are going and how you are going to get there. We want you to plan for your success!
Save time and money
You will save time and money using the VPSpro. We take the mystery out of business planning and help you make those important decisions. The system is setup to make the most effective use of your time and decision making process. We start with the financial projections because that will tell you what you really need to know. Then you can produce descriptive notes to those financials, which may even be enough description to get a small project off the ground. Finally, you will tell your story with the Business Plan Writer because you are confident that your business will succeed. You now have the aura of success!
It Works!
Automatic reports formatting
You do not need to format anything in the VPSpro. The Projections, the Notes to Projections and the Business Plan Writer reports are all formatted for you. You can view them in a web page, which we call our draft mode, for review, or you can save them to a formatted pdf file for printing or sending.
Complete business plan writer
Our comprehensive Business Plan Writer has all the components of a good business plan. You simply follow the step-by-step system that guides you through each heading, type in the information as you go. Our Click Consultant provides you with information and tips on what you should be including in your plan. You will never be overwhelmed because it is all broken into pieces for you. You do not have to include all of the areas in your plan, just type your story in the areas that you need for your plan.
When you are done typing, at the click of a button the system will give you a formatted report showing your information with only the headings that you typed information into.
Auto note generation
The VPSpro includes an auto-generated Notes to the Projections function, which, at the the click of a button will generate between 6 and 15 pages of notes that describe your financial projections. Okay, so it takes about 6 seconds to produce a set of notes that could take you hours to type. You can also append your own sub notes through yet another simple step-by-step system that we built-in to the program.
No other software required
The only software that you need to run the VPSpro is a recent internet browser that is connected to the internet. There is nothing to install or uninstall. No need to ever upgrade because enhancements are made on an ongoing basis through our website. You don't need a spreadsheet program or word processor or well, anything at all.
Used by professionals
The VPSpro is used by professional consultants, economic development organizations and accountants. They particularly love the financial projections interface which can save them many hours because all of the calculations are made automatically. Entries can be changed with simple input forms then the projections are recalculated automatically, without having to go through an entire spreadsheet. There are also many built-in auto features that speed up the process.
Easy step-by-step system
The step-by-step system is designed so that the user never gets overwhelmed. Every bit and bite of our system is design that way to keep you focused and on course so that you end up with a plan that you are confident in.
Built for beginners
The VPSpro has been built for beginners who have no idea how to write a good business plan. The step-by-step system will walk you right through the entire process including the most critical area of any business plan, the financial projections and feasibility analysis. The system is designed so that you do not miss critical costs and expenses that can affect your profitability and success.
Creating a professional business plan has never been easier.
No more spreadsheets
No more complicated spreadsheets! The VPSpro creates your entire financial projection without any need for you to enter or work in a spreadsheet. To make changes you simply enter new information in the forms and recalculate the projections, which takes about 3 seconds.
No more generic docs
There is a ton of generic business plans on the internet that you can download and change to fit your business. Are they accurate? Do they describe your business? Are you sure you changed it enough to make it look like yours? And how long did it take you to go back and forth through it to make all the changes?
The VPSpro Business Plan Writer takes you step-by-step through the process by giving you all the information you need when you need it. Before you know it you will hve a completed business plan that is automatically formatted and ready to print.
Built-in consultant advise
The Click Consultant will guide you through our business plan software and your research. Click on blue text that highlights yellow and information about the word or item that you selected will appear here. There is also page-up, page-down and scroll arrows to control the Click Consultant area and read extended information.
This area may also display ads from sponsor or system ads that can provide you with information that you may need for your particular business project. Use the advertisers, not because they help fund this system but, because they can help you get the right information at the right time.
Finding the right professionals, service providers, information sources and associations is important to the success of your venture. Make sure you locate the right information whether you find them on our system or through your local phone books and directories.
Analyse the feasibility
We believe that you should analyse the financial feasibility of your project before you complete your business plan. These are questions that you should ask yourself:
Is my new venture going to make enough money?
Do I feel confident risking my savings on this business?
Is my plan good enough to proceed with?
What changes could I make for this to work for me?
Using the VPSpro system will help you make the decision to either proceed with your plan or to drop it before you have spend thousands of dollars and waiste months of work writing a plan that just won't make it. You may even find that your idea evolves into something different and better than you had ever thought.
The VPSpro is not just a business plan software, it is a process
Get your financing
If you have done your plan correctly you now have confidence that the project is what you want to do. With confidence and a good plan you are now armed to attract financing or investment and realize your dream!
Impress your banker
Our best friend when we need financing, of course you want to impress them. They will paricularly love the VPSpro financial projections, however, they will also love it that you did your own plan and "Know your own business".
The Click Consultant will guide you through our business plan software and your research. Click on blue text that highlights yellow and information about the word or item that you selected will appear here. There is also page-up, page-down and scroll arrows to control the Click Consultant area and read extended information.
This area may also display ads from sponsor or system ads that can provide you with information that you may need for your particular business project. Use the advertisers, not because they help fund this system but, because they can help you get the right information at the right time.
Finding the right professionals, service providers, information sources and associations is important to the success of your venture. Make sure you locate the right information whether you find them on our system or through your local phone books and directories.
Good luck on your business plan!
The Click Consultant will guide you through our business plan software and your research. Click on blue text that highlights yellow and information about the word or item that you selected will appear here. There is also page-up, page-down and scroll arrows to control the Click Consultant area and read extended information.
This area may also display ads from sponsor or system ads that can provide you with information that you may need for your particular business project. Use the advertisers, not because they help fund this system but, because they can help you get the right information at the right time.
Finding the right professionals, service providers, information sources and associations is important to the success of your venture. Make sure you locate the right information whether you find them on our system or through your local phone books and directories.
Good luck on your business plan!
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