Internet Business Financial Model SIBM - Spartina

Description
The Spartina Internet Business Model is an Excel Workbook that you can play with to steer your Internet Startup. This excel is the result of more than 10 years of managing internet business from a financial standpoint, from their creation to their success.

To start, congratulations
 on 
choosing
 to 
run 
an 
Internet 
business. 
It 
is 
quite 
unlike 
any
 other, 
with 
real‐time
 feedback,
 and
 the 
unique feature
 of 
being 
able 
to 
scale 
and 
grow 
with 
limited
 costs 
in human
 resources 
and 
facilities. 
This 
financial 
model addresses the 
unique 
aspects 
of 
your 
Internet 
business.


At 
Spartina, 
our 
goal 
is 
to 
run 
a 
business 
at 
the 
lowest 
cost
 without 
jeopardizing 
the 
business
 opportunity. 
We
 have 
created 
a
 customizable 
model 
and 
used 
it 
successfully 
across 
many
different
 Internet 
companies.


The 
model 
is 
designed
 to 
help 
you 
focus 
and
 think 
about 
the
 right
levers 
that
 bring 
you 
to 
cash 
flow
 breakeven, 
and, 
then 
help 
you
 scale 
to 
large 
profits.

The associated methodology will help you go
 through
 the 
various worksheets 
that 
you 
will 
engage
 with. 
There 
are
 also
 instructions within
 the
 Spartina 
Internet 
Business 
Model 
(SIBM) 
spreadsheet
as 
well.
 The
 purpose 
of 
spreadsheet
 is 
modeling/forecasting
 your 
business
 and 
creating 
a 
budget, 
which 
you 
can
 then 
transfer 
into your 
accounting 
system 
if 
desired.


The 
model 
is 
based 
on 
a 
12‐month 
period, 
and 
not 
necessarily 
tied 
to 
your 
fiscal 
year. 
You 
can
 transfer 
the 
appropriate 
data 
to 
a
fiscal
 year
 when
 you
 set
up 
your 
accounting 
system.


- David Hehman, www.spartina.com - helping entrepreneurs succeed