7. Financial plans

This should include your financial performance for the past three years, your projections for the coming year, and perhaps the next two years after that, if possible, and your plans to improve your financial performance. Your financial statements should include the balance sheet, the income statement for each year, and a cash flow projection for the coming year. You might also include some financial ratios that are important in your industry or business.

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