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Preparing your forecast

This section offers detailed guidance on how to develop an accurate forecast for your business, projecting future revenues and expenses. By learning to anticipate financial outcomes effectively, you can better strategize and plan for your organization's success within LivePlan.

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    Preparing a forecast

  • Preparing a forecast
  • Changing when your forecast starts
  • Troubleshooting your Monthly Review
  • Forecasting your revenue streams
  • Helpful forecast features
  • Company options
  • How do I forecast sales growth?
  • Entering direct costs
  • Entering expenses
  • Entering personnel
  • Setting tax rates
  • Cash flow assumptions
  • Entering financing
  • Entering loans, interest, and loan payments
  • Entering loans with custom terms
  • Entering a line of credit
  • Entering an investment
  • Entering asset purchases
  • Entering dividends and distributions
  • Forecasting revenue-only streams
  • Forecasting unit sales revenue streams
  • Entering billable hours revenue streams
  • Entering recurring charges (subscription) revenue streams
  • Forecast financial statements
  • Entering start-up costs and funding in LivePlan
  • Entering initial balances for an existing company
  • Copying forecast figures into a spreadsheet
  • Downloading and printing from the Forecast section
  • Entering customer acquisition cost for a subscription
  • How can I represent part-time personnel in my forecast?
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