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Business Plan Question re: seed funding

[Deleted User] · 2008-09-19 20:36:27

I'm writing up a business plan and I have a question. For how long should I expect to be supporting the business and the wages of the employees? Am I meant to keep pumping money in for at least a year and then leave it to it? Or is 6 months what most people do? I suppose this comes down to how much capital the business has…

19-09-2008 8:36pm

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I'm writing up a business plan and I have a question. For how long should I expect to be supporting the business and the wages of the employees? Am I meant to keep pumping money in for at least a year and then leave it to it? Or is 6 months what most people do? I suppose this comes down to how much capital the business has to begin with, but realistically, is there a general rule of thumb?

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#2 19-09-2008 8:45pm

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Would depend on the business too.

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#3 23-09-2008 1:02pm

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The rule you hear kicked around is losses in the first year, break even second year, make money third year. However, it depends on the type of business.

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