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Need a great web address for your business? Simply enter in words below that describe your business, and we’ll return some suggestions you can choose from.

Conducting in-depth interviews is time-consuming, it and can be stressful and unproductive if you’re not prepared. Download this template to help you develop a list of questions to ask each candidate.

Download this template to help you determine the responsibilities you will delegate and the essential qualities you need in your first employee.

Financial Projection Model contains a set of input data sheets to list startup costs and sources of funds, salaries & wages, fixed operating costs, and sales forecasts for various products or services over a 3-year period.   The output data sheets are a set of useful projected financial statements (income statement, cashflow statement, balance sheet) for each of these 3 years.   The Financial Projection Model is very usefull to determine your break-even point and the net profit for your business.  

At least in our territory, bankers are not interested in the extensive business plans discussed in most books or how-to's. Instead they just want the facts. First, they'll look at your 1-2 page executive summary and then your 12-month cash flow statement with key underlying assumptions. If that's attractive, they'll read the rest of its dozen or so pages. Here's a good example...

Use this template to determine the differences between your target customers.

Download this template to help your select the best target markets for your business.

Amortizing a loan means paying it down, a small amount at a time. This template will help you develop a loan amortization schedule.

The sales forecast is the key to the whole financial plan, so it is important to use realistic estimates. Download SCORE's Sales Forecast template.

Use this worksheet to collect information about your competitors and determine your competitive advantage.

Use this template to schedule and organize your marketing activities.

A balance sheet shows the financial position of your company at a single moment in time; in this case, it will be as of opening day. Use your Startup Expenses spreadsheet to get the basic data for the balance sheet.