Financial projections are important for businesses – allowing you to get a sense of a market opportunity to determine how much effort and resources to commit, as well as helping to gain investors to the firm. This collection of articles explores approaches for estimating a company’s market size, forecasted revenue, and other financial projections.
Latest articles on financial projections
Back of the envelope calculations: Why they are so important
This article explores the benefits of simple analysis using assumptions to quickly gain an approximate understanding of a situation.
Sizing your market opportunity
This article outlines approaches for determining your market sizes and importance of doing so.
Triangulating assumptions: Why it is so important in estimating and projections
This article explores the importance of triangulation to increase the accuracy and your confidence in estimates.
Financial projections: 5 Mistakes to avoid
There is a lot of uncertainty in financial estimations – these are 5 of the top mistakes to avoid when making projections.
Being clear on assumptions: Why it is so important with estimations
This article explores the importance of being clear in these assumptions – carefully documenting them as part of your calculations so that you and others are able to understand the basis for your calculations.
Back of the envelope calculations: Why they are so important
This article explores the benefits of simple analysis using assumptions to quickly gain an approximate understanding of a situation.
Sizing your market opportunity
This article outlines approaches for determining your market sizes and importance of doing so.
Triangulating assumptions: Why it is so important in estimating and projections
This article explores the importance of triangulation to increase the accuracy and your confidence in estimates.
Financial projections: 5 Mistakes to avoid
There is a lot of uncertainty in financial estimations – these are 5 of the top mistakes to avoid when making projections.
Being clear on assumptions: Why it is so important with estimations
This article explores the importance of being clear in these assumptions – carefully documenting them as part of your calculations so that you and others are able to understand the basis for your calculations.