Tim Keane

JUNE 21, 2011

How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan.   Think about having the same discussion in a different way - by preparing your sales forecast by making your assumptions explicit. Sales to segment A will be $500 per customer. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC.  Why?

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Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan » March 09, 2011.   His entire income is based on his personal output and he’d like to hire several woodworkers, expand his sales to existing customers, and generate a profit in addition to his contributed labor.  Startups and angels: Along the way to success.

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Tim Keane

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

OVP Venture Partners) My own take on this is that a business plan with a bottom up forecast demonstrates an understanding of the potential market that investors love.    Our product/service will save (audience) a lot of money.    Do sales rep organizations have this kind of data? 

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

« How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan | Main.  The one that's obvious - what the product is, etc. -- is the least important.  The one that's obvious - what the product is, etc. -- is the least important. Startups and angels: Along the way to success. Picking Ventures: Part 1.

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Tim Keane

APRIL 14, 2008

As one example, think about forecasting sales based on market potential and competition, rather than simply on historical results by salesperson. If that leads us to needing additional sales people, can we forecast the benchmark for productivity based on past results? Add another sales capability?

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Tim Keane

JUNE 13, 2006

In other words, if you are forecasting 100 orders in the next quarter, at $10,000 each, I’d ask how many potential orders there are in the market, whether there is any existing competitive experience, and how you derived your timing. Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here!

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