Research the software packages available to help entrepreneurs with the financials for a business plan. Which do you believe is the best? Why?
Companies planning to make an initial public offering (IPO) must submit a financial plan as part of their prospectus. From the Internet collect a prospectus from three different companies and analyze their financial plan. What are the major assumptions made in constructing these financial plans? Compare and contrast these financial plans with what we would expect of a financial plan as part of a business plan.
Find a initial public offering prospectus for three companies. What items are listed as assets? As liabilities? How much is the owners' equity? For what purpose do they say they are going to use the additional funds raised from the initial public offering?
