Business Planning And

Business Planning and

Financing Management Series

Building Block 1

Developing a Financing Strategy for Your Company

Workbook Template

Company: <Enter your company name here>

Last updated: <Enter the last update date here>

Table of Contents

Developing a Financing Roadmap 3

1. The Execution Plan 3

2. The Task List 4

3. The Financial Plan 4

4. The Financing Strategy Roadmap 5

Developing a Financing Roadmap

1. The Execution Plan

<Record the key product, sales and human resources milestones for your company below>

<Group each of these milestones into four to six stepping stones below>

Stepping Stone 1 / Stepping Stone 2 / Stepping Stone 3 / Stepping Stone 4 / Stepping Stone 5 / Stepping Stone 6

<Record the stepping stones, and milestones for each stepping stone, in the template below. You may find it more convenient to draw this on a whiteboard with the other members of the management team and then make a clean PowerPoint version to include in your financing strategy>

2. The Task List

<Record the tasks you need to complete in the table below>

Task / Responsibility
(Name) / Estimated cost ($) / Due date
Internal / External
Incorporating your business
Renting office space
Finding and engaging key vendors
Setting up accounting and payroll systems
Securing employment agreements and key personnel
Filing legal and taxation documents
Purchasing insurance policies
Setting up your website
Other
Other

3. The Financial Plan

<Record the key assumptions for your business below>

4. The Financing Strategy Roadmap

Determine the financing requirements for each of the stepping stones and record them in the financing roadmap template below. You may find it more convenient to draw this on a whiteboard with the other members of the management team and then make a clean PowerPoint version to include in your financing strategy

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Business Planning and Financial Management Series

Building Block 1: Developing a Financing Strategy for your Company