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Subject: 3 things that worked for me

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Sample-01
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02/29/2008 11:54 AM Alert 
first it helps when you have really clear and simple proforma
Jud-124
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04/10/2009 1:58 PM Alert 
I agree, often less is more. As a judge we need to see that you understand costs, cash flows,roi,roa and most important IRR but I have noticed that many students try and make this too complicated. An investor needs to see the quick 6-8 bullet points right off the bat in order to entice him to even read the rest of the report.
Jud-207
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02/11/2010 1:24 PM Alert 
The KISS approach recommended by the previous two judges is absolutely imperative. Longwinded statements that focus on anything other than establishing project viability will be meaningless. For initial proposals and specifically executive summaries, basic cash flows are the real drill down points. Only my humble opinion: but ROI, ROA and IRR are a bit too easily manipulated by small print assumptions found in a proposal's appendix. So my word of warning would be to carefully scrutinize the input assumptions to your financial model and be prepared to defend them. Good luck to all.
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