Starting a small business can be overwhelming and confusing.  There’s so much to do,  so much to learn, and so much information to read.  That’s where MetroAction can help.  In addition to our helpful seminars and webinars, we offer the tools, templates, and guides you need to succeed. (more…)

During our last Small Business Institute class, we discussed the importance of cash flow projections as a tool for business management.  We discussed how a business owner would go about determining the figures in their projections and what the results of the projections actually mean.

Ruth Hughes, Director of the Wilkes University SBDC, provided two templates that can be used to develop cash flow projections or pro formas.  The first version is for one year of projections and the second version contains two years of projections.   You must have Microsoft Excel to use these templates. (more…)