Across
- 3. The ability to go beyond your customers into markets that have not been in your typical plan.
- 4. A phrase that means to add up or to make economic sense.
- 11. A person or entity that may be interested in providing capital for your business venture.
- 13. A venture spends much more money than it takes in as it establishes its operations, "captures" its first customers, and launches the marketing efforts necessary to create a market presence.
- 17. Information Technology
- 18. A work or invention that is the result of creativity (manuscript or design) to which one has rights and for which one may apply for a patent, copyright, trademark, etc.
- 19. Owner of information, knowledge, patent, copyright, trademark. Others are forbidden to use it.
- 20. The lowest point of cumulative cash flow is the minimum amount the venture will require in order to work through its early stages.
- 21. Insignificant changes that do not hurt the overall performance of a business.
- 22. Needs of customers that are currently not being addressed by your company or any company.
- 23. An advantage you have and can sustain over your competition.
- 24. A worker that works independently by selling work or services by the hour, day or job with no intent to pursue a permanent job with a single employer.
Down
- 1. An idea that is accepted as true or as certain to happen without proof.
- 2. How your customers and competitors respond to your marketing and selling strategies.
- 5. Allows you to make varying assumptions that will help you avoid introducing errors in calculation into the Pro Forma spreadsheet.
- 6. The expectation of money earned based on amount of investment.
- 7. The action of spending funds.
- 8. "Big enough to care about." A Pro Forma should only include items that are big enough they have an impact on your overall financial projection.
- 9. A revenue growth line that is flat at first and then a straight line up.
- 10. Bringing about strong emotions or feelings.
- 12. Product or services that experience regular and predictable changes that recur every calendar year.
- 14. Cash in and out of the business over a period of time.
- 15. Possible to do easily or conveniently.
- 16. Costs vary depending on the rise and fall of production.