# Build a three-year financial projection for my business plan

Builds a simple three-year projection of revenue, costs, profit and cash with every assumption listed so you can change it.

- Topic: Business Strategy & Startups
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Finance, Strategy, Plan, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/build-a-three-year-financial-projection-for-my-business-plan

## Prompt

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Act as a small-business financial planner.

**Business and revenue model:** [DESCRIPTION]
**Prices and expected volumes:** [NUMBERS OR GUESSES]
**Start-up costs:** [LIST]
**Monthly running costs:** [rent, salaries, software, marketing…]
**Funding available:** [AMOUNT AND SOURCE]
**Currency:** [CURRENCY]

Task:
1. List all assumptions in one table first (growth rate, prices, costs, payment terms).
2. Build year 1 by month and years 2–3 by quarter: revenue, cost of sales, gross margin, operating costs, profit, and cash balance.
3. Show the break-even month and the lowest cash point.
4. Run a pessimistic case (sales 30% lower) and say what changes.
5. Format the tables so I can paste them into a spreadsheet.

Rules: never hide an assumption; mark guesses [ASSUMPTION]; this is a planning aid, not financial advice.
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## What to fill in

- DESCRIPTION
- NUMBERS OR GUESSES
- LIST
- rent, salaries, software, marketing…
- AMOUNT AND SOURCE
- CURRENCY
- ASSUMPTION

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