Questions & Answers

Q: Do you have a version of this spreadsheet that can deal with a VAT/GST on a monthly/quarterly basis and on a cash/accrual basis?

A: No, sorry. The Forecast and Budget Builder is designed as a high level tool and is not designed as an accounting tool.

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Q: I have been playing around with our spreadsheet and I think I have it figured out. I am stepping into the ring with a couple of VCs next month and I want to make sure I do not get taken to the cleaners. I am curious as to how close to what they might do to come up with a valuation your spreadsheet is?

A: As you would have noticed the Valuation depends on two main things. First the required return, this is normally related to perceived risk. So the riskier the business the higher the required return expected. It is most likely that investors will perceive your venture as being riskier than you do and therefore expect a higher return. The second is the forecast which is driven by the relative indicators. These depend on what you see happening in the market and the business. If there are different views (as there will be) these will result in different valuations. The bottom line is that you are entering into a negotiation where you need to demonstrate that the risk in your venture is as low as possible and that the basis of your assumptions are valid. The business valuation model provides much greater scope to do this than a straight accounting valuation as it uses relative indicators which reflect the potential of both the market and the business. Obviously the more support you can provide to you validate your inputs the stronger your position will be. All the best.

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Q: If our funds are outsourced for investment managers, are there any import tools that we can feed their monthly report into your software?

A: No, Investment analysis software is designed to provide forecast Actual and Apparent returns for an investment. Input is required via the input sheet and includes variables that would/are not generally available form standard reports.

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Q: Does your software support outputting the transactions for GL Posting? If yes, in what format would it be? and how detailed?

A: No, it does not interface with accounting software. It provides forecast Actual and Apparent returns for an investment which do not generally fit with ledger records.

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Q: I am looking for a software program for budgeting

A: If you are creating a business budget you can download and try our Budget Tool Business Excel ( https://bizpep.com/BudgetTool.html ). This allows you to build a detailed business budget. We also have a high level Forcecast and Budget Builder ( https://bizpep.com/forecastbudget.html ), many clients use this to gain a high level forecast and then use this as a guide for their detailed budget.

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