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Startup cost calculator
What it costs to open — plus the months of running costs you need behind you so the doors stay open long enough for revenue to arrive.
Cash to launch
One-time costs get you open. Runway keeps you open. Businesses rarely fail because the fit-out was underpriced — they fail because month three arrived before the customers did.
How long you can cover running costs with no revenue at all.
Deposit & fit-out
$12,500 · one-time
Computers and hardware
$6,000 · one-time
Initial inventory
$10,000 · one-time
Registration & legal
$1,500 · one-time
Website
$3,500 · one-time
Rent
$2,500 · monthly
Software
$500 · monthly
Marketing
$1,000 · monthly
Salaries
$15,000 · monthly
Insurance
$2,000 · annually
$33,500 to open, plus 6 months of running costs.
With no revenue at all, $19,167 leaves every month. That line hitting zero is the deadline revenue has to beat.
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Once you know the number, break-even tells you the sales that clear it.