244 assignment 22 financing requirements y our business plan may look very professional, showing that you have a very high probability of making exceptional returns, but it will fall at the first hurdle if your funding requirements have not been properly thought out and communicated to potential lenders and investors. It is not sufficient for you to look at your pro forma cash-flow statement and, taking the max- imum overdraft position, say: The management require £150,000 to commence business, which may come either from bank loans or a share capital injection. The cash-flow projections