BNAY - Tiamuk, Challenge #7

Challenge #7 (Key Challenge 2): The Financial Plan

Using the business idea that you developed in challenge #4, you are going to create your financial plan for the first month you are in business.  These numbers will show if your business can make money. You can also use this section to convince potential lenders that your company can repay any money it borrows. There are three sections you must complete: start-up costs, financing, and income statement.

Start-up Costs

Your task here is to calculate how much it will cost to start up your business. Assume that you will require a business loan and the Ulnooweg Youth Business Loan is your only option.

The Ulnooweg Youth Business Loan is:

·         Available to Aboriginal business owners in Atlantic Canada under the age of 35

·         Can receive a maximum of $15000

·         The interest rate is fixed at 8.5 percent

·         The repayment schedule is monthly to a maximum of 5 years

Like most business loans, the borrower (you) is required to pay a percentage up front in order to get the loan – this is called a down payment. In this case, the down payment is 10%. If you decide to borrow $10,000, your down payment will be $1000. If you decide to borrow $15,000, your down payment will be $1500. As a result, when you determine your start-up costs, they must not be greater than $16,500 ($15,000 loan + $1500 down payment).

 

Start-up costs are the initial costs necessary to get a business up and running. They will vary depending on the nature of the business you are opening. Anything you plan to purchase before opening the business would be considering a start-up cost. Below is an example of the start-up costs for an insurance company.       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In my first key challenge I decided to present Urban Tribal, an urban clothing brand. I discussed my mission statement, goals and how I would achieve those goals and generally a brief summary/overview of my company. Here are the estimated start up costs if I were to launch my clothing company with a $15000 youth business loan from Ulnooweg Development Group Inc.

 

Urban Tribal			Urban Tribal
Projected start up costs - budget			Income Statement
For the first month of operations			For the first month
			Loan	$11,160.00
Cost of goods sold	$2,000.00		Sales	$2,800.00
Accounting and legal	$400.00		Total Income		$13,960.00
Photography equipment	$600.00
Cost of creating website	$5,000.00		Expenses
Insurance-Business	$200.00		Cost of goods sold	$2,000.00
Insurance-Health	$200.00		Accounting and legal	$400.00
Marketing	$3,000.00		Photography equipment	$600.00
Office supplies	$250.00		Cost of creating website	$5,000.00
Postage	$200.00		Insurance-Business	$200.00
Telephone	$300.00		Insurance-Health	$200.00
Utilities	$250.00		Marketing	$3,000.00
Total Expenses	$12,400.00		Office supplies	$250.00
Equity	$1,240.00		Postage	$200.00
Ulnooweg loan	$11,160.00		Telephone	$300.00
Monthly payment @(8.5%)	$228.96		Utilities	$250.00
			Monthly Payment	$228.96
			Total Expenses		$12,628.96
			Total Profit		$1,331.04