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Work with this financial model to create the key financial statements for your business. The model includes everything you need in its five tabs: a revenue worksheet, staffing worksheet, and expense worksheet as well as an income statement and a cash flow statement. Be sure to save at lease a couple versions after downloading, so that you play with and evaluate different scenarios for your business. Watch a complete walk-through of the Financial Model in the video, “Revenue Model Walk-Through.” Additionally, be sure to watch the group of videos in “The Financial Primer,” which will give you a foundation in business finances.

For an example of how a business that bills for “people” services does its financials, check out this completed financial model for our example business, Surge Commerce. This model focuses on people-based billing. This model is ideal for professional services businesses.

The Company Overview Prep Worksheet prepares you for creating your positioning statement, a part of your business plan, pitch, and your communication with partners, staff, stakeholders, and investors. This hands-on worksheet and is explained in detail in the video, “Company Overview Workshop.”

The Product and Solution Statements Prep Worksheet prepares you for creating your positioning statement, a part of your business plan, pitch, and your communication with partners, staff, stakeholders, and investors. This hands-on worksheet and is explained in detail in the video, “Create Your Problem & Solution Statements Workshop.”