One of the best ways to ensure the success of any business is to get help from a financial planning expert. Without working out how much you can spend on each aspect of the business so that you stay within your budget, you can easily overspend, or not spend enough on the most important elements. If you are not used to doing this – and many people aren’t – a professional digital agency and financial planner will be able to help you.
Most financial advisors would tell you there are 5 main steps to plan the finances of a business.
- Work out your set-up costs. These will include costs such things as: licences and registrations, accounting fees, equipment and fit out and the initial working capital. When you deduct all your costs from your investment equity, it will give you a ball-park figure for what you need to borrow.
- Work out the profit and loss for the first year. This may seem difficult, but you can get a good idea of expected sales by looking at The profit and loss statements of several similar businesses, often available online. Include the costs of the goods sold as well as the cost of doing business. Work out what your profit is likely to be and watch to see if it is accurate as the year advances. Adjustments may be necessary. (more…)