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Taber

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Oct 13, 2008 4:24 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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I am currently in the startup phase of an online software venture.

At this point, the feedback is positive and I have interested (but far, far from comitted ) investors. I am being asked to submit a pro forma statement to give them an idea of how much and where I feel the funds need to be spent. Is there a standard pro forma template available for start-ups?

Any help is much needed and greatly appreciated . Thank you.

Mark

LisaPR

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Oct 13, 2008 6:08 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Check SBA.gov or Entrepreneur.com, they should have pro forma templates.

FastVentures

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Oct 14, 2008 9:11 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Congratulations! It looks like you are well underway building a successful business. Getting the attention of potential investors is certainly a major milestone, but now you will need to produce the required documentation to live up to their expectations and show them that investing in your business is worth your while.

In the event you are working with Microsoft Office, there is a free Excel template available that you can download online:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-s/templates/TC011154841033.aspx?CategoryID=CT101172761033

Also, if you are interested in further information on how to develop a successful business plan, please feel free to download our free business-planning guide at
http://insights.fastventures.com/is-bin/guides/htg01082008/index.php

I hope this helps.

Mark

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Jackson Steiner
http://www.JacksonSteiner.com

Advanced Document Design for entrepreneurs, intermediaries, and the financial services industry.
http://www.Publications.FastVentures.com

Taber

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Oct 15, 2008 11:37 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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I clicked on the link you posted, but it appears to be a dead link. Any other suggestions?

Taber

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Oct 15, 2008 11:38 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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I checked both Entrepreneur.com and SBA.gov, but nothing. Thanks for your suggestions...I`ll keep searching.

StartUpSmart

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Oct 15, 2008 12:06 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Hi,

Please shoot me a personal email and I will forward some templates to you. jclark@startupsmart.net

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FastVentures

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Oct 16, 2008 10:20 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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I`m not sure why the link went dead. When I googled it, it came up again. So, let`s try again and good luck.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/TC011154841033.aspx?CategoryID=CT101172761033

Mark

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Jackson Steiner
http://www.JacksonSteiner.com

Advanced Document Design for entrepreneurs, intermediaries, and the financial services industry.
http://www.Publications.FastVentures.com

macspecialist

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Dec 02, 2008 12:48 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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LisaPR, thanks for the suggestion. I have been Google-ing for Pro Formas for quite sometime and forgot to look to SBA or entrepreneur. Taber, the balance sheet and income statement templates are on SBA.gov, but not easy to find.

Go here:

http://www.sba.gov/tools/Forms/smallbusinessforms/fsforms/index.html

UltimateRev22

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Jan 06, 2009 10:56 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Dear StartUpSmart,

Could you possibly send some of those templates to me at dare2risk21@aol.com? I would greatly appreciate it if you could. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Jerome

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Jerome Carlton

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