Roger recently appeared on the Small Small Business (SSB) podcast. Learn how SSB helps small businesses here. Roger discussed 10 reasons why you should do business projections. Here’s reason number ten. Roger Scherping: All right, number 10 I call “Stop managing by the seat of your pants,” or another way to say it, “Are you controlling your business, or is your business controlling you?” Do you ever feel like all you’re ever doing is reacting to the things that happen in your business? Do y... [continue reading]

I recently read this article at The BluePrint. I like it because it nicely explains how a financial projection is done, and because it correctly points out that the most popular small business accounting packages like QuickBooks simply can’t help you do a financial projection. They’re just not made for that. This is the need that ProjectionSmart meets so nicely. The article explains that large companies have big finance staffs and expensive ERP programs that have everything they need to produce great ... [continue reading]

So, how do you do a business projection? Business projections are an attempt to predict the future based on history and your insights. So you start with what happened in the past. You can get this information out of your accounting system. Assemble one year of monthly financial statements. This will be the basis for predicting the next 12 months. Next you need a budget. Figure out your planned sales, expenses, and profit for the next year. But a complete business projection also inc... [continue reading]

So, what does a business projection include? A complete business projection includes three things: First, a budget. Most of you know what a budget is. It is your planned sales, expenses, and profit for the coming year. Second, a projected balance sheet. Your balance sheet is the list of what your company owns and owes and how much equity you have. So a projected balance sheet means what your balance sheet is going to look like in the coming year. Your projected balance sheet will show yo... [continue reading]


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"ProjectionSmart is a great tool to decide a go/no go decision on a new business adventure, or what adjustments need to be considered for get a to a "go" decision. It also offers a great look into how to manage the growth of the business. A very easy, user friendly tool!"
~ Toni, Franchise owner

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"Roger and staff are wonderful to work with! Such a great planning tool for small businesses!"
~ Sam, Entrepreneur

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"ProjectionSmart is an incredibly valuable tool for anyone looking to start their own business. It gives a great layout of the trajectory of your business based on the numbers you provide. If you want to remove a lot of the unknown and confusion that comes with starting your own business, I definitely recommend using ProjectionSmart!"
~ Brady, Entrepreneur

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