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Vegan Restaurant Financial Projections

Gaia & Loki is a vegan restaurant that needed a three year financial projection for their business. Your Startup Guru worked with Gaia & Loki, through a partnership with the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership, to create an accurate and functional financial projection that will help them grow.

Gaia & Loki is a fantastic vegan restaurant in the heart of Jersey City, NJ. With a commitment of peace and purpose at every step, they source locally grown, organic ingredients whenever possible. Their chef has built a network of local food suppliers and small businesses that are equally as passionate about sustainable, ethical foods.

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Ethiopian Restaurant Financial Projections

Mesob Ethiopian Restaurant needed a three year financial projection for their business. Your Startup Guru worked with Mesob Ethiopian Restaurant, through a partnership with the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership, to create an accurate and functional financial projection that will help them grow.

Mesob Ethiopian Restaurant of Montclair, NJ is a favorite for both vegans & meat lovers with its authentic Ethiopian food. All their foods are prepared with imported Ethiopian spices blended daily. Their produce is always fresh and our sauces are prepared as ordered. The friendly staff and warm decor makes Mesob the perfect place to relax with family and friends.

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Brazilian Jiujitsu Financial Projections

Brazilian jiujitsu academy Carlson Gracie South Bay requested financial projections to help plan for an upcoming expansion.

Accurate financial projections allow an academy to know how much they can spend on rent, service pricing, headcount break-even points, budget for their operating expenses such as marketing and payroll, and much more.

About Carlson Gracie South Bay

Brazilian jiujitsu academy Carlson Gracie South Bay offers classes throughout the week, one class in the morning and one class in the evening,so you can easily fit your training into your schedule. The student will learn techniques and principles that made Brazilian jiujitsu the most efficient and effective fighting art in the world. 

Carlson Gracie South Bay students compete in the highest level tournaments and hold numerous titles at the World, Pan American and Open Championships at IBJJF, NABJJF, JJWL, Abu Dhabi, BJJ PRO and NAGA federations. They also have students competing at UFC and EBI tournaments.

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3-Year Financial Projection for SaaS app Park Yourself

Your Startup Guru created a custom-made 3-year financial projection for SaaS app company Park Yourself which allowed the founder to anticipate future revenues and expenses.

Your Startup Guru created a custom-made 3-year financial projection for SaaS app company Park Yourself which allowed the founder to anticipate future revenues and expenses.

About Park Yourself

Hunting for a parking space or EV charging station can be unnecessarily tedious and incredibly frustrating at times. With just a tap, Park Yourself helps you seamlessly find and reserve your parking or charging spot on the go.

  • Look Anywhere and Anytime
    • Search for great parking or vehicle charging spaces near your destination. We list thousands of lots, garages, private driveways, parking spaces and Electronic Vehicle charging hubs in real-time. Compare locations using multiple filters including distance and price. With all the available spaces at your fingertips, Park Yourself allows you to cut your search time in half. Book and pay for your space on the spot or in advance and you’re guaranteed to have a convenient time on the go.
  • Book Simply and Easily
    • Book on the spot and pre-pay in advance to reserve your desired parking or charging space and have a guaranteed slot waiting for you upon your arrival. No more driving around looking for an empty lot, street parking or the nearest EV charging station during your trip. Park Yourself removes your worries about expiring meters, parking tickets and unwanted interruptions on the road.
  • Park Conveniently
    • Redeem your purchase seamlessly at your selected location. No more worries and no more driving around looking for the perfect spot. With Park Yourself, you get to save time and money with hassle-free drive-ins.
  • 24/7 Support
    • Our support team is available round-the-clock to assist you with your inquiries and concerns. Contact the parking lot staff to get answers quickly using a simple in-app chat feature.

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With the financial projection Your Startup Guru created for Park Yourself, they know when cash will be low, their break-even point, sales escalation, budgets, and more. No business, including SaaS apps, can confidently plan for the future without a thorough and accurate financial projection. Contact us to create a custom-made 3 or 5-year financial projection for your business.

Pharmacy Valuation

Valuation Methods

Our client needed a valuation for the purchase of a pharmacy. A valuation is crucial to determine a reasonable purchase price range for a business. Several methods, adjusted specifically for pharmacies, had to be used to arrive at a valuation. The methods used were Enterprise Value, VC Method, Discounted Cash Flow Method, and the Multiples Methods based on historical financial statements. Then an average was taken from the calculated values to arrive at a valuation.

Enterprise Value

The Enterprise value (EV) measures a company’s total value, often used as a more comprehensive alternative to market capitalization, also known as Equity Value. Also, if the company is not publicly traded, market cap is not an option. To calculate EV, you subtract the market value of liabilities and non-operating assets from the market value of assets and add in non-operating liabilities. Essentially, it is the value of the company’s net operational assets to all investors.

VC

The Venture Capital valuation method is a common method used by venture capitalists to value an investment. To calculate this method, one estimates the investment needed, forecast startup financials, determine the timing of the exit, calculate the multiple at exit, discount to the present value at the desired rate of return, and from there determine valuation and desired ownership stake.

Discounted Cash Flow

The Discounted Cash Flow Method is considered the most detailed and most heavily relied form of valuation for a business. To valuate a company using the DCF method, an investor makes estimates about future cash flows and the ending value of the investment and adjusts those future values to the present value using an appropriate discount rate. The sum of the discounted amounts is the intrinsic value of the investment.

Multiples

The Multiples Method is a valuation method based on the theory that similar assets sell at similar prices. The method takes a financial ratio, such as price-to-earnings, or equity value, or enterprise value (as discussed above), then multiply it by a specific number unique to the industry sector that the subject company is in. This gives a calculated value of what the company is worth.

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Pharmacy or not, no matter what business you are considering, contact us today to know that you’re getting a reasonable price for the company.

What Angel Investors Prefer

Not all industries get the same attention, and there is a pattern to what angel investors prefer. For example, according to a recent report based on an analysis of 2,492 transactions across 2,444 companies, all completed in 2019, angel investors are more likely to prefer certain industries and deal structure types (e.g., convertible notes).

Selected portions from the report below:

Industry

The 2019 data revealed a first-time decline in the information technology/software segment as a percentage of total transactions relative to other investment segments (2019/2018) — 29% of the investments (2019) were in information tech, compared with 38.6% (2018). Yet Information Technology still remains the dominant segment for angels.

Angel Investors Prefer: Consumer Products / Services sector saw significant growth, up from 18.2% (2018) to 25.75%.

If Healthcare and Biotech were combined, they would comprise 21% (2019) of transactions versus 18% (2018). We added Biotech as a discreet sector to track in 2019, but for comparison sake, you can observe that even without Biotech, the Healthcare segment continues to be a major category for angels.

We also noted an increase in Financial Services’ Fin Tech in 2019, which was too small in 2018 to warrant its own category. In 2019 companies in this sector participated in 3.55% of all transactions. The Energy sector also rose to over 3%, with a few related Environmental companies included.

And for this year, we found enough companies to warrant adding Ag Tech (1.2%) as a separate category and clearly growing. While Info Tech and Software is still the leading category for angel investing, but by a much smaller margin than in the past, we also acknowledge that Info Tech / Software is often a necessary core component of many other sector investments.

Deal Structure Type

While we continue to see the use of SAFE notes, they are a minor percentage of all Seed transactions at 4.7%. The primary structures were 51% Convertible Notes and almost 41% Priced Preferred. SAFE’s are not reported in our data as frequently as we hear them discussed amongst early-stage entrepreneurs.

Series A transactions were (as expected) Preferred Stock 86% of the time, with 12% standard Convertible Notes associated with a Series A, typically a bridge to Series A, but distinctly beyond the Seed stage.

We did find SAFEs were most frequently used in Mid-Atlantic Region at 12%. The Mid-Atlantic use of SAFEs may be heavily influenced by US Federal DOE, NSF, NIH, and other grant money, which does not permit debt as a liability while grant funds are in use; hence early-stage companies who do not wish to price their round are opting for SAFE notes.

California was #2 in SAFE usage at 10%, influenced by California incubators and possibly by science companies vying for Federal grant funds.


There are considerable pre-money valuation and round size discrepancies when it comes to the various demographics of entrepreneurs. This highlights a disturbing flaw in the angel investment community, but that goes beyond the scope of this blog post.

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Your Startup Guru fundraises for clients from a broad spectrum of industries, including restaurants, SaaS, fintech, and more. Capital ranges from $10,000 to over $10 million have been found.

We have solutions for you even if your industry is not what angel investors prefer because capital is sourced from private equity, banks, economic development authorities, grants, and more.

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Bookkeeping Client – Shred Moto Co.

shred moto

Shred Moto Co. is a motorcycle dealership based in Chatsworth, CA.  They came to Your Startup Guru for help securing the various permits and licenses needed to operate their business.  However, as any business owner will tell you, permits are just the beginning.  As such Your Startup Guru is providing bookkeeping services so ensure their new business continues to remain profitable and well managed.

Agency Financial Projections

Even the most capable organization needs help sometimes in delivering on their service offerings.  Rise Above Enterprises is a full-service, independent, global agency needing financial projections for one of their projects.

Rise Above Enterprises helps clients thrive in unforgiving -moving business climates. From product launches and spin-offs to mergers, line-extensions, and complex cause-related marketing efforts, they build value and leadership with every step, turning key moments into critical success.

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Recruiting Service Strategy Consulting

Staffing and recruiting service PMG Employment Solutions came to Your Startup Guru for help targeting companies to acquire. We provided corporate valuations and strategy analyses to help PMG make the best choice for their expansion.

PMG Employment Solutions is a full staffing and recruiting service dedicated to finding qualified workers for employers. They specialize in providing potential employees for permanent, part-time, seasonal and temporary positions with companies in manufacturing, service industries, construction, and agriculture.

Contact us for help with your recruiting service business.

Investors with trillions set up climate change action

Investors with trillions set up climate change action

Nearly 400 investors with assets worth $32 trillion announced The Investor Agenda last week, a first-of-its-kind global agenda aimed at demonstrating and supporting investors in accelerating and scaling-up actions critical to meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement.

In other words, if you’re a greentech or cleantech company, there may be some capital available for your business.

Read more about the Investor Agenda here.

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