Know Your Numbers: Financial Foundations and Projections

Understanding your numbers is essential to building a sustainable business and delivering a strong pitch. "Know Your Numbers: Financial Foundations and Projections for Pitch Success" is a practical, hands-on session that helps entrepreneurs understand the financial story behind their business and present it with confidence.

Whether you are preparing for a pitch competition, seeking funding, or strengthening the financial section of your business plan, this class will provide the tools needed to confidently present your financial story.

Participants will learn how to:

• Understand key financial statements, including profit and loss, balance sheets, and cash flow projections

• Develop realistic financial projections, including break-even analysis and multi-year growth estimates

• Identify major financial drivers such as pricing, sales volume, operating expenses, and profit margins

• Build a 12-month cash flow forecast to manage revenue and expenses

• Explain the assumptions behind financial projections to build credibility with investors, lenders, and judges

• Structure financial information in a pitch deck to show growth potential, use of funds, and return on investment

• Prepare for common financial questions during pitch competitions and funding discussions