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4 out of 5 businesses fail due to cash problems needlessly. Every business owner has the tools to accurately forecast cash flow, they just don't know it. Financial Forecasting in Microsoft® Excel shows small- to medium-sized businesses how to achieve the same forecasting power as larger companies. Filled with a wealth of illustrations and how-to templates, the book is written to help you make better, more educated decisions that result in more stable, enduring companies. Author Jeff Prager shows you how to use Excel to run "if/then" scenarios, calculate cash flow projections, structure partnerships and financing, and test how changes in the market or pricing will affect the bottom line.Financial Forecasting in Microsoft Excel provides step-by-step instructions for creating financial forecasts with Microsoft Excel 2010 so you can: Assess project feasibility; Fund company cash needs; Determine financial feasibility of a project before committing; Identify problems before they become major. By following the guidelines presented in this book, you will give a potential funding source the necessary information to make an investment decision. And when they see the information they want to see, you'll hear the words you want to hear: "Here's your check." Forecasts must be meaningful and explainable. Jeff Prager's financial mastery has allowed my companies to make profitable decisions, change course when necessary and maintain relevance in our industry for more than 20 years.

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Use 7 Key Numbers to help you earn greater profits with less time and energy Many builders and contractors struggle to get a clear picture of where their business is at the moment and where it's headed financially. By the time you compare your accounting reports with your job costing, estimating and change orders, and pipeline, it's too late to make adjustments to guarantee profit. This book will help you see where you stand every day, with every job, by monitoring just 7 Key Numbers that drive all profits and cash flow, including; Number of leads; Sales conversion rate; Customer retention rate. Stay on top of every job! Follow the steps in this book to create a process that will let you know when costs or scheduling deviate from the estimate in time to respond before those changes cost you money.Managing Your Business with 7 Key Numbers is exceptionally well written, organized, and presented. Specifically directed at professionals engaged in construction, Managing Your Business with 7 Key Numbers is as thoroughly 'user friendly' as it is informative, making it very highly recommended.

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