1. Principles of Business, Marketing, and Finance
Financial Planning
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3. Financial Questions a Business Must Answer
How much money is needed for start-up?
Where to obtain financing?
How will funds be obtained to run the business
for the months or years until it becomes profitable?
What will be the best sources of sales and other income?
What will be the expenses and when will they be paid?
Over 50% of new businesses fail within five years. One of the biggest reasons for failure is not enough start-up funds. Cash flow is huge for a business. Ask students to name businesses that have come and gone within the last 3-5 years in their community.
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4. Four Steps for Budget Preparation
Prepare a list of income and expenses.
Gather accurate information for each income and expense.
Create the budget by calculating each type of income, expense, and amount of net income or loss.
Show and explain the budget
to people who need financial
information to make decisions.
Successful businesses and individuals prepare and follow a budget. Have students prepare a quick personal budget based upon $1,200 of income per month and no financial aid from other sources. How many ran out of money, were able to save money? What were their primary expenses?
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5. Three Types of Business Budgets
Start-up Budget
Operating Budget
Cash Budget
Ask students to define cash flow. Then explain why cash flow is so important to businesses. Also explain why businesses count on a line of credit for operation. Start-up budget-plans income and expenses from the beginning of a new business or a major business expansion until it becomes profitable. Operating budget-describes the financial plan for ongoing operations of the business for a specific period of time
Cash budget-an estimate of the actual money received and paid out for a specific period of time
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6. Financial Records and Financial Statements
Recognize and Analyze the Financial Performance of a Business
Assets
Depreciation
Inventory
Account
Cash
Payroll
Tax records
Explain why it is important for a business or individual to have more assets than liabilities. Explain why the government requires businesses to maintain accurate business records for taxes.
Payroll records are not only important for individuals but also the government to keep track of personal income taxes.
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7. Important Financial Statements
Income statement
Revenue
Expenses
Net profit or loss
Balance Sheet
Assets
Liabilities
Net worth
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8. Financial Performance Ratios
Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities)
Debt to Equity Ratio (total liabilities/owner’s equity)
Return on Equity Ratio (net profit/owner’s equity)
Net Income Ratio (total assets/net income)
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Payroll Management
Financial records of employee compensation, deductions, and net pay
Information on each employee to calculate the company’s payroll and to make the necessary payments to each employee
Payroll record-form used to document each employee’s pay history
Name of employee
Social security number
Address
Tax and benefit records
Show students a check stub that lists a variety of deductions. Explain each deduction
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10. Financial Decision-Making
Company Strength-assets, liabilities, owner’s equity, sales, profits
Calculate financial performance ratios to make decisions that result in the wise use of the company’s money
Steps in Financial Decision Making
Prepare a budget
Use the budget as a guide to
the operations of the business
Make needed adjustments
Explain how financial statements tell others about the strength of a company. The financial statements begin with the company’s budget. Investors, the government, shareholders, and others look at financial statements to determine the strength of a company.
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