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Alongside accounting basics, understanding the different financial forecasting models and how to implement the model that’s right for your startup’s business plan is absolutely essential. Neither is ...

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Forecasting future finances is important to running a business. Will you make enough next year to cover costs? Will you be able to expand? Will you have to lay off staff? The percentage-of-sales ...

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What Else Do Financial Records Include? Other than the most common line items found in financial statements, investors can also read the lesser known items, such as the footnotes, which often contain ...

Discover the crucial differences between pro forma and GAAP financial statements. Learn why companies use both and the potential implications of each for investors.

Small businesses often use a variety of tools and techniques for measuring performance and forecasting future financial returns. Financial forecasting is the business function responsible for ...