Guy Kawasaki's guide to creating a financial forecast in Excel

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You've finished your business plan and polished the pitch for investors. As an entrepreneur you know what comes next:  number-crunching. To clinch funding, you need a financial projection that shows investors the path to profitability.The Office Web Apps team worked with @Guy Kawasaki to provide a no-nonsense guide to presenting the kind of financial forecasts and plans in Excel that impress any VC or investor. Read it on Guy's blog or get it direct from his SkyDrive for free. (Already an Excel geek? You'll want to download it and take a look at what's under the hood.)

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Guy Kawasaki's Guide to Writing a Business Plan

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Just at the beginning of starting a business?  Or mulling over an idea for one? Knowing how to structure and write a business plan is essential to stable your tantalizing idea against the marketplace.  Author, influencer, and venture capitalist, @ Guy Kawasaki, partnered with Office Web apps team to show you how to write effective one in Microsoft Word: get tips straight from an expert, and download his free guide from SkyDrive. And, one other thing: using the Word Web app makes it easy to share and collaborate on with your colleagues.

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