{"id":7411,"date":"2018-11-03T00:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-11-03T00:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/clone-how-to-write-a-business-proposal-in-5-easy-steps\/"},"modified":"2019-11-06T14:19:13","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T14:19:13","slug":"business-plan-balance-sheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-balance-sheet\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Balance Sheet and why is it important in your Business Plan?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7411\" class=\"elementor elementor-7411\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dbbf645 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dbbf645\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-744d8173\" data-id=\"744d8173\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535f69d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"535f69d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a Balance Sheet<br>and why is it important in your Business Plan?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2127df03 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"2127df03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-cc4bd02 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/author\/entrepreneursgateway-com-team\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-user-circle-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item 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data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"419\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/balanceSheet-Post-img-91.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7412\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/balanceSheet-Post-img-91.png 419w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/balanceSheet-Post-img-91-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3560e190 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3560e190\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a5bf6d0\" data-id=\"7a5bf6d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cfce8d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cfce8d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-966f3a8\" data-id=\"966f3a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-002f087 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"002f087\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A balance sheet is <b>one of the key elements<\/b> to a company\u2019s financial statement. The others are: <a style=\"color:#004c93\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/hub-business-plan-cash-flow-forecast\/\">Cash Flow<\/a> and <a style=\"color:#004c93\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/hub-business-plan-profit-&amp;-loss\/\">Income Statement<\/a>.<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b89c09c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b89c09c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-90cb09a\" data-id=\"90cb09a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5f9f59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5f9f59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>If you are starting a business or thinking about <a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/hub-bp-what-is-a-business-plan\/\">writing a business plan<\/a>, you might have heard the term <strong>\u2018balance sheet\u2019<\/strong>.<\/p><p>This section will help you understand the basics of the balance sheet and why it&#8217;s so important to include it within your business plan.<\/p><p><strong>Ready?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d794ced\" data-id=\"d794ced\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc3f58f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc3f58f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Balance-Sheet-img-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7416\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Balance-Sheet-img-01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Balance-Sheet-img-01-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Balance-Sheet-img-01-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dfa490 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6dfa490\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;shake&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8038eda\" data-id=\"8038eda\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d383e6 elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"8d383e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-hand-o-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db6057b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db6057b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><i>This article is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-hub\/\"><strong><u><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Business Planning Hub<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/a>, where you\u2019ll find lots of guides and resources to help you create the perfect business plan!<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-balance-sheet\/#3_Balance_Sheet_Examples\" title=\"#3 Balance Sheet Examples:\">#3 Balance Sheet Examples:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8142f83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8142f83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/entrepreneursgatewaybp-hub.pages.ontraport.net\/FREE_BP_training\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Free-Business-Plan-Training.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12534\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Free-Business-Plan-Training.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Free-Business-Plan-Training-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Free-Business-Plan-Training-768x184.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45fd428 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45fd428\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ad1a46\" data-id=\"5ad1a46\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f8c25b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f8c25b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Once you understand the basic idea of a balance sheet, it\u2019s pretty easy.<\/p><p>Basically, it shows your company&#8217;s:<\/p><ul class=\"ali-bulet-green list-height\"><li>Assets<\/li><li>Liabilities<\/li><li>Owners\u2019 equity (at a particular time)<\/li><\/ul><div>In layman\u2019s terms:<\/div><blockquote><p>A company\u2019s balance sheet shows what that company owns (which is defined as &#8216;assets&#8217;) and what the company owes (also known as &#8216;liabilities&#8217;), as well as how much both the owner and shareholders have invested (which is known as &#8216;equity&#8217;).<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d6ec38 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d6ec38\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-110bd64\" data-id=\"110bd64\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1539f68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1539f68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>And just like it sounds&#8230;<\/strong><\/p><p>A balance sheet will always need to balance!<\/p><p>Assets are shown on one side and both the liabilities and equity are shown on the other side.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3432f3f\" data-id=\"3432f3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap 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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit dolor\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">John Doe<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Click+edit+button+to+change+this+text.+Lorem+ipsum+dolor+sit+amet+consectetur+adipiscing+elit+dolor.+Click+edit+button+to+change+this+text.+Lorem+ipsum+dolor+sit+amet+consectetur+adipiscing+elit+dolor+%E2%80%94+John+Doe&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fentrepreneursgateway.com%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F7411\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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elementor-element elementor-element-65d1161\" data-id=\"65d1161\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3035881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3035881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><i><b>If you think about it logically\u2026<\/b><\/i><\/p><p>A business needs to pay for all it owns (its assets).<\/p><p>It can do this by either borrowing money (liabilities) or by having the business owners or investor put money into the business (equity).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c411b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52c411b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>A balance sheet also gives you an indication of what the company\u2019s net worth is.<\/p><p>To determine what your company\u2019s net worth is, you subtract your liabilities from your assets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14fd93b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14fd93b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Breakdown_of_a_Balance_Sheet\"><\/span>#1 Breakdown of a Balance Sheet:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2cf33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a2cf33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Assets and liabilities differ from business to business \u2013 because each one is different. Although titles and item lines may change, the equation won\u2019t<b>.<\/b><\/span><\/p><blockquote><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><b>The assets of a business are reflected by the liabilities plus equity<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c2aa74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c2aa74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assets<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c085d43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c085d43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Cash:<\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">For the purpose of the balance sheet, this means <b>money that is currently available to hand<\/b>. <br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">In business planning, however, the term \u2018cash\u2019 refers to the bank or checking account of the business, also known as \u2018Cash and Cash Equivalents&#8217; (CCE). What a cash equivalent is, is basially an asset that is easily converted from liquid to cash.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>Accounts Receivable:<\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">This refers to the amount of money that is owing but hasn\u2019t been paid (the \u2018receivables\u2019). Typically, this is sales on credit, usually from businesses to business sales. \u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>Inventory:<\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Included in this is the value of all-ready materials and finished goods that the business has to hand but isn\u2019t using.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>Current Assets:<\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Inventory, cash, and accounts receivable are all deemed current assets, and often these amounts accumulated are referred to on balance sheets as \u201cTotal Current Assets\u201d.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>Long-term Assets:<\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">These are also known as \u201cfixed assets\u201d and included are items that have a long-standing value, like equipment or land.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>Accumulated Depreciation:<\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">This is where the value of the asset depreciates over time. <br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">An example of this could be a company vehicle; with time, the car becomes less valuable.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>Total Long-Term Assets:<\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">On a balance sheet, this usually refers to depreciation or to describe long-term assets.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-686c532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"686c532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Liabilities<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3152c1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3152c1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Accounts Payable:<\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">This is the flip side to \u2018accounts receivable&#8217; \u2013 in other words, money that the business owes. The accounts payable figure is made up of the regular bills that the business is expected to pay.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>Sales Taxes Payable:<\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">This is only applicable to businesses that don&#8217;t immediately pay sales tax. An example could be a business that pays it on a quarterly basis.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>Short-Term Debt:<\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">This is usually short-term loans or any debt that needs to be repaid within a year. This is also referred to as current liabilities or short-term loans on balance sheets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>Total Current Liabilities:<\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The current liabilities are the above numbers which are added together and which the business must settle within one year.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>Long-Term Debt:<\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">These are the financial responsibilities that take over a year to repay. Usually, this is a larger number and won&#8217;t include interest. An example could be a long-term loan.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>Total Liabilities:<\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">This includes everything outlined above that needs to be paid out or repaid.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f28530a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f28530a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Equity<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0963a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0963a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">This is money that is paid back into the company as equity investments via the owners.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>Retained Earnings:<\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">This covers earnings or losses that have not been paid out as dividends to the owners, and that have been re-invested into the company. If the retained earnings are negative, then this means that the company has accumulated losses.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>Net Earnings:<\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">This number is really important. The bigger it is, the more profitable the company is. It is sometimes also referred to as net profit or income.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>Total Owner\u2019s Equity:<\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">This is also referred to as capital as means business ownership. Equity itself can be calculated as being the difference between liabilities and assets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>Total Liabilities and Equity:<\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">This is what was outlined at the beginning of this article:<\/span><\/p><blockquote><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">assets = liabilities + equity<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a27740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a27740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_How_to_use_a_Balance_Sheet\"><\/span>#2 How to use a Balance Sheet <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bb6aaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bb6aaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>The Importance of a Balance Sheet in Your Business Plan<\/strong><\/h3><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">It is vital to include a balance sheet within any business plan, as it is a really important part of the financials.\u00a0 <br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The three indispensable aspects of business financials are the <a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/hub-business-plan-cash-flow-forecast\/\">cash flow statement<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/hub-business-plan-profit-&amp;-loss\/\">income statement<\/a>, and the balance sheet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">These enable anyone looking at the numbers to get a solid overview of how the business is functioning financially. <br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The balance sheet will also illustrate how much assets are worth and whether the company is in debt \u2013 all being information which is critical in creating a business plan and managing a business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>One of the key powers your balance sheet has is to flag up if you have any cash flow issues.<\/p><p>There are<strong> two ratios that can be calculated from the balance sheet<\/strong> which are easy to understand. These ratios will show whether or not your business will have enough cash flow for meeting any current financial obligations. These are:<\/p><ul class=\"ali-bulet-green\"><li>Current Ratio<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ali-bulet-green\"><li>Quick Ratio<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77ce9bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77ce9bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Current Ratio<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9848e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9848e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"643\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/current-ratio.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8319\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/current-ratio.jpg 643w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/current-ratio-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4026853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4026853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b>Current ratio is also known as a liquidity ratio<\/b>. What this means is whether or not your business has enough current assets (liquid) available to pay for expenses such as bills and operational costs. It\u2019s used to measure your short-term health of the business.<\/p><p>We express this as being the number of times the current assets exceed the current liabilities.<\/p><p><strong>Stick with me\u2026<\/strong><\/p><p>So, the higher the current ratio is, the better for the business!<\/p><h4><strong>The Formula:<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb2b9e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb2b9e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current Ratio = Current Assets \/ Current Liabilities<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bae17d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bae17d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/entrepreneursgatewaybp-hub.pages.ontraport.net\/FREE_BP_training\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Are-you-ENT-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12532\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Are-you-ENT-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Are-you-ENT-5-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Are-you-ENT-5-768x270.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca5d188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca5d188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The best current ratio is considered to be between 1.2 to 2. <\/p><p>What does this mean?<\/p><p>Basically, if you have a business whose current ratio is below 1, you won\u2019t have enough current assets to be able to cover its short-term liabilities.<\/p><p>If you have a current ratio that is equal to 1, this indicates that both current assets and current liabilities are equal, resulting in the business just being able to cover any obligations, short-term.<\/p><p><strong>The Importance of the Current Ratio<\/strong><\/p><p>The current ratio gives an overview of the short-term health of your business and will give you an early warning as to whether the businesses is working efficiently or not.<\/p><p>You can also attract more favourable credit terms if you were to require financing, as investors will be able to see how you are going to run the business whilst also keeping afloat with any current obligations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52f23bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52f23bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Quick Ratio<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0f6dcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b0f6dcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/quick-ratio-ho.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8341\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/quick-ratio-ho.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/quick-ratio-ho-300x85.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/quick-ratio-ho-768x218.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7ae73f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7ae73f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This ratio is also referred to as the \u2018acid test\u2019 ratio. It excludes any inventory.<\/p><p>This is used to determine your businesses ability to meet short-term obligations with liquid assets that are easily and quickly converted to cash, which are normally 90 days (or in the short-term).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac9d0a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac9d0a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>The Formula:<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09fb143 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09fb143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current Assets \u2013 Inventory \/ Current Liabilities<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0de928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0de928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>A quick ratio of 1.5 to 1 is the average.<\/p><p><b>The Importance of the Quick Ratio<\/b><\/p><p>The quick ratio shows a conservative overview of your businesses financial standing. It determines whether or not your business has the resources to be able to meet its operating expenses, accounts payable, and other obligations short-term.<\/p><p>Knowing your industry\u2019s standards\u00a0is an important part of evaluating your business\u2019s balance sheet effectively.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e3bb92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e3bb92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Balance_Sheet_Examples\"><\/span>#3 Balance Sheet Examples:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f4e94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00f4e94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"631\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Medi-Center-img-08.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6980\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Medi-Center-img-08.jpg 631w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Medi-Center-img-08-261x300.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b84384 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b84384\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Example of a Balance Sheet Forecast<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b07f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b07f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/rose-hill-img-026.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6762\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/rose-hill-img-026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/rose-hill-img-026-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/rose-hill-img-026-768x458.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d770e9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d770e9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Advertizing-bpf-img-011.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6821\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Advertizing-bpf-img-011.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Advertizing-bpf-img-011-300x151.jpg 300w, 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href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-sales-forecast\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How to Do a Sales Forecast<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-profit-&#038;-loss\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How to Build a Profit and Loss Statement (Income Statement)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a56ac44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Now, over to you...<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3555f18f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3555f18f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Now I&#8217;d love to hear from you:<\/p><p>Are you still unsure of which business plan you need?<\/p><p>Maybe you have written a business plan and would like us to review it?<\/p><p>Leave any comments below and I will be sure to answer as soon as they come 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