A)Discussion Question – CLO 1, CLO 2 (1 page) 

How does financial planning benefit the business model of your new venture? Please support your thoughts with relevant outside information in your 200-250-word responses.

Make sure to support your thoughts with relevant, outside, reliable academic and peer-reviewed resources that are properly identified, cited, and referenced in your response.

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B) Professional Assignment 2 – CLO 1, CLO 7 (Chapters 5, Chapter 9) 3 pages

An integral part of the business plan is to develop a business model. Simply put, a business model describes how a company plans to make money. It is not what you do, but how you will make money doing what you do. A solid business model is the link between venture strategy and financial plans. Projecting the financial performance and requirements can be classified as financial goals of the venture. A venture capitalist will want to know not only the numbers, but how those were derived. 

For this professional assignment, you will develop both a business model and financial goals for your new venture. Using chapters 5 and 9 of your textbook for reference, develop and submit the following:

1. Define the business model of your venture company, explaining why it is you have selected this business model as the ideal model for your venture.
2. Create a five-year revenue projection and illustrate how you have come up with the projected numbers.
3. Develop a five-year pro forma P&L statement and justify your assumptions within the statement.
4. Devise a five-year pro forma cash flow statement and justify your assumptions within the statement.
5. Design a five-year pro forma balance sheet and specify how the balance sheet relates to the other two financial statements in parts (2) and (3).