Business Plan
Marketing Plan
Financial Calculators
You would not build a house without a plan, so why risk running a business without a business plan? Each business requires its own customised plan to tell its own story. A business plan will:
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This template provides you with an outline to assist you write a successful business plan |
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This detailed template contains the headings, structure and example content to guide you in developing a thorough business plan |
A marketing plan is critical to your business. A Marketing plan:
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This template provides you with an outline to assist you write a successful marketing plan (Supplied by the Department of Business Industry and Resource Development, Northern Territory Government) |
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This detailed template contains the headings, structure and example content to guide you in developing a thorough marketing plan |
* When saving the template to your computer click on ‘Save As’ and change the file type to a ‘Macro-Enabled Document’ using the drop-down menu at the bottom of the ‘Save As box’.
Financial Strengths and Weaknesses Ratio Analysis Tool
Finance is the language of business, and using financial ratios we can spot the strengths and weaknesses of your business. These ratios tell us how profitable your business is, the level of financial risk and different measures of efficiency that the business is operating at.
The ratios featured here focus you toward key areas of risk and improvement. There are others which may fit your specific industry, or focus.
It is useful not only to calculate your ratios, but also watch how they trend. Any change would need to be explained, particularly if it is negative.
The Financial Ratio Analysis tool contains instructions on each sheet for you to follow. You will need Microsoft Excel 97 or above to use this tool.
Please note that the benchmarks included in this tool are general in nature. Contact your accountant to get industry specific benchmarks for your situation.
This tool is for information purposes only and does not represent personal advice. In order for recommendations to be made that are appropriate for your needs, objectives and goals please seek your own professional advice.
Click here to access this tool (MS Excel)
The Break Even Calculator will help you determine your break even sales: the total sales you need to break even on your fixed costs. The first step is to use the tool to calculate your break even in terms of dollar sales required. You can then use the tool to determine the total number of transactions you need to reach your break even sales. These are important operational measures that allow you to ‘know when you have had a good day’.
There are five ways that you can increase your profit. These are:
The 5 Way Planner component of the tool can be used to assist you with
prioritising which of the above areas to focus on to have the biggest
impact on your bottom line.
The Break Even Calculator contains instructions for you to follow. You will need Microsoft Excel 97 or above to use this tool.
This tool is for information purposes only and does not represent personal advice. In order for recommendations to be made that are appropriate for your needs, objectives and goals, please seek your own professional advice.
Click here to access this tool (MS Excel)
The Profit Calculator is another tool which can help you determine which area of your business to focus on to have the biggest impact on your bottom line. For example what would the impact be on net profit if:
This tool allows you to look at a combination of scenarios so you know where to focus your attention.
The Profit Growth Calculator contains instructions for you to follow. You will need Windows Internet Explorer to use this tool.
This tool is for information purposes only and does not represent personal advice. In order for recommendations to be made that are appropriate for your needs, objectives and goals please seek your own professional advice.
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Cash Gap is the number of days between a business’s payment of cash for goods and services bought and the receipt of cash for goods and services sold.
The cash gap tool calculates the average time it takes to receive credit payments and the average time it takes to make payments. If the payment period is less than the collection period, you are paying your bills faster than you are receiving your revenue. This ties up working capital, as you have to fund the payments from your cash balance. It means you loose the benefit of interest on your money and potentially you have to make the payments from short term borrowings. You are effectively being a bank for other people. This tool looks at how much cash you have tied up funding your payments.
The Cash Gap Calculator contains instructions for you to follow. You will need Microsoft Excel 97 or above to use this tool.
This tool is for information purposes only and does not represent personal advice. In order for recommendations to be made that are appropriate for your needs, objectives and goals please seek your own professional advice.
Click here to access this tool (MS Excel)
With
the Find A Loan tool you can type in the amount of money you need to
borrow, specify whether you need it upfront or at call, decide on the
type of security you want to provide (residential, non-residential or
none at all) and the Find A Loan tool takes care of finding the loans
that meet your needs. With up-to-date informatiom supplied by
InfoChoice, Find A Loan is a useful guide to the business finance
options available from banks and other lenders.
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