We Guess, and You’re Wrong (WG & YW) Plan
The four partners started the business so that the business can grow and make a profit. They had the idea that there would be a need for expansion in the future. It would involve finding an office, hiring staff, and increasing the shareholders.
From the initial investment and partnership, the firm has increased its profitability, shareholding, and expansion aspects. The financial plan would identify the current financial condition of the business and what the entity wants to achieve in the future.
The scope of the financial plan would be as follows: Income-expenses analysis, goal analysis, asset analysis, and cash flows. It would use some of the aspects it uses when analyzing other businesses that seek consultation services from WG &YW (Caplan 180).
The Current Status of the Firm
The firm has attracted more business than it had anticipated. There are additional customers to the firm, and there are others whose applications are awaiting approval. Some of the customers are a result of referrals from current customers.
The Business Description
Currently, the business has four partners. The firm utilizes computing know-how and data mining software to assist in foretelling the future of investor’s ventures (Richard 124). The headquarters of the firm are at Lucas Cruces, NM. The firm’s customers come from the South Western part of the USA. The four partners of the business use computers and internet access to do their work.
The growth of the business has been as a result of hard work from all the partners. The partners have also been very honest with each other. Whenever there was any arising matter, they could arrange for a meeting and share ideas. They made sure that their meetings were brief and produced results. It is such commitment and zeal that has brought about successful results (Caplan 180).
The business has started gaining accolades from developed and developing entrepreneurs. Some major achievement is the invitation by major companies to assist their consultants in developing worthwhile reports.
The industry reports indicate that many start-up businesses have challenges. They are now looking for expert knowledge on how to move the business to the next level of achievement. People have ideas for business, but when they experience challenges, they are unable to solve them amicably.
There are now plans to employ staff and add some partners. The new partnership should raise at least $1,000,000. There are two ways of doing this. One of the methods is to get an already established partner who would raise the amount and still bring into the partnership other opportunities (Greenwood 310).
The second option would be to hire three New Mexico State University engineering graduates. It would lead to the development of an associate program that would help the new graduates to grow slowly to partner status.
Assumptions
In the preparation of the firm’s financial plan, there are several assumptions that would help in an additional partner plan. One of the assumptions is that all four partners in the business should consult. They should also travel, market, make calls, and attend professional conferences (Siegel and Shim 320).
They would use computers and internet access to do their jobs. Previously they did not use the inflation or interest rate in any part of the business analysis.
The assumption is that they would also use the same procedure in valuing their business. They should also have an office or some rented space from where they operate by or before the new partner or partners join the company.
If they are making 30 trips for the current number of customers, then when the number doubles, they would make approximately 60 trips. They would also add a few more trips because of the new arrangement prospects. Lastly, the four shareholders have an equal stake of $ 1,000,000 investment each in the business.
The Current Financial Position
Income
Expenses
If the partners are to allow a new partner with $ 1,000,000, then the new partner would have an equal stake in the company. The total ownership of the business would be $4,000,000. The company has already employed two part-time staff, but there is a need to confirm their employment so that they can become permanent employees. There is still a need to add two more staff who would handle the customer care services. The new shareholder would still bring other opportunities to the business.
The second option would be to hire three NMSU engineering graduates. The next step would be to start developing the associate program that would eventually allow them to grow to partner status through career development. The company would spend about $500,000 in the career development process (Stovall and Maurer 160).
The Three MSN Students
The company would pay for each one of them $100,000 for the Master’s Degree program, but they would have to make their additional personal payments to complete the program. Within the three years, the three partners would grasp the company’s concept holistically as they continue with the practical job.
The partnership would assign one of them to supervise their work and conduct. From the 4th year, they would be officially assigned two clients each. They would start earning while they raise the $1,000,000 investment.
The partners would continue with the plan of purchasing computers each year. They would not dispose of the computers they buy each year. The same computers do not lose value through depreciation according to the partnership agreement (Stovall and Maurer 45).
The assumption is that each partner would have increased their clients from two to six. The amount that each client pays would also have increased from $6,000 to $10,000. It would have to be a gradual increase of $1,000 each year from the previous partnership arrangement (Anandarajah, Aseervatham, ‎and Reid 350). Another assumption is that in the 7th year, the three new staff would have clients assigned to them.
WG & YG Pro forma Income Statement
The company would start saving for the three new engineers $300,000 per annum as a share of the ownership of the partnership from the 7th year. By the end of the tenth year, they would have attained the partnership of the firm. Each one of the three would have about $333,000 share in the organization.
The second option would be the most suitable because it would help the firm to save a lot of money. It would have gotten the services of three people rather than one. The training would enable them to have firsthand knowledge of the job.
Works Cited
Anandarajah, Ana, Al Aseervatham, and Howard Reid. Manage Budgets and Financial Plans. Frenchs Forest: Pearson Education Australia, 2008. Print.
Caplan, Suzanne. Streetwise Finance and Accounting for Entrepreneurs. Avon: Adams Media, 2006. Print.
Greenwood, Robert P. Handbook of Financial Planning and Control. Aldershot: Gower, 2002. Print.
Richard, Carl. The One-page Financial Plan: A Simple Way to be Smart about your Money. New York: Penguins, 2015. Print.
Siegel, Joel G, and Jae K Shim. Accounting Handbook. Islip: Barron’s Educational Series, 2010. Print.
Stovall, Jim, and Tim Maurer. The Ultimate Financial Plan. Hoboken: John Wiley, 2011. Print.