3 Ways to Perfect Your Financial Projections for Investors

Note: This is the second guest post by Adam Hoeksema, founder of ExecutivePlan, which helps entrepreneurs write business plan executive summaries to raise capital. More of his information is at the bottom. We’re excited to have him on the blog:

3 Ways to Perfect Your Financial Projections for InvestorsAccording to the Angel Capital Education Foundation, only 1 to 4% of angel investor applicants successfully raise angel investment. I believe the primary cause for this is a lack of understanding when it comes to creating a realistic set of financial projections.

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If you are preparing financial projections in order to raise capital from a potential investor, there are a few things to highlight that will stand out to investors in a positive way. Here are 3 of them:

If you can’t demonstrate traction, that you have 10x potential, and that you have thought through various scenarios for your business, you probably are not ready to apply for investor funding. But if you keep these 3 things in mind, your financial projections will stand out from the crowd when presented to potential investors.

About the Author:
3 Ways to Perfect Your Financial Projections for InvestorsAdam Hoeksema is the Founder of ExecutivePlan and co-founder of StringHub. ExecutivePlan helps entrepreneurs and small business owners write powerful business plan executive summaries in order to raise capital. Adam is also the author of How to Create Financial Projections – A Step-by-Step Guide for Startups.

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  1. you are rightbut sometimes people are having a problem doing this business plan because it is not an easy thing you need to be an accountant to the projections, recievables ,balancing even the tax that supposed to be liberty tax and HnR BLOCKS jobs .try to hire someone to help you and they will charge you like you already have the funds or try to download business plan software that is the time you will lose your kindness.why not make a video express what you got tell them the goodness of your vision because all you know is to sell to make money and that is the important thing .and every business persons will have the chance to succeed and not only those who knows how to write business plan getting the hard money everytime. THANK YOU

  2. I would like to see the opportunity to raise venture capital or angel investment- the business is a restart, and needs capital to begin proper expenditures.

    I am the CEO, and qualified to discuss projections, and PR as needed.

    Thank you

  3. I have been direct selling solar for about a year, and
    because I don’t have made in USA products have lost a
    lot of sales. I am attempting to get funded for a manufacturing plant. I have established contact with
    local planning dept. and have a location for the plant.
    I also have a unique plan for marketing the products.
    Can you suggest any avenues to get funding for something of this nature?

    • Richard, have you signed up for a Lendio account yet? It’s free, and it could match you with a lender that fits your business. Let me know how it goes.

  4. There is no doubt that properly prepared financial projections are an important element in approaching investors. What we have found at our business plan firm is that even with a great set of financial projections investors often shun businesses that do not have solid management teams in place.


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