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    Reading your results

    The income statement

    Sales minus costs, month by month: that's your profitability. The first months are red — that's normal, and precisely what your financing must cover. The question: when do you turn green?

    Profit is not cash

    A profit on paper can die of a cash hole: a machine paid upfront, customers paying at 60 days. The cash plan follows the MONEY, not the merit. Always look at both.

    The break-even point

    The level of sales where you cover everything: below it you lose, above it you win. THE number to know by heart — it turns "we must sell more" into "we need 84 sales a month".

    Re-reading your funding need

    Now that the plan is complete, look at the cash low point: your real need, computed on YOUR numbers. If it exceeds what you can raise, rework the assumptions — that's what a plan is for.

    How to do it in BeMyTalent

    The same chapter, hands-on — step by step in the app:

    1. 1

      The income statement

      You're here: every line unfolds, every month reads. The chart shows revenue, margin and result — look for the month where the result crosses above zero.The income statement
    2. 2

      Cash and break-even

      Then open "Cash plan" (the low point is your funding need) and "" (in units and francs). These three screens are read together.Cash and break-even

    Going deeper

    Testing with scenarios

    "What if sales come in at −30%?" Duplicate the plan into a scenario, lower the volumes, compare. A plan that survives its cautious scenario is a plan you can defend.

    Put it into practice on your numbers

    This guide continues in the app: the guided path has you build your real financial plan, chapter by chapter. 1-month free trial, no card.