Startup Cost Calculator

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How Startup Cost works

Add the one-time startup categories and first-month recurring costs to estimate initial cash needed. Ongoing monthly costs remain separate in the result breakdown.

A worked example

These sample values illustrate the calculation. Use your own numbers in the calculator for your result.

Example inputs
Equipment
2000
Licenses
200
Initial inventory
1000
Website
200
Marketing
300
Insurance
200
Deposits
500
Supplies
200
Other
0
Monthly recurring costs
1000
First-month cash needed
$5,600.00
One-time startup costs
$4,600.00
Monthly recurring costs
$1,000.00

Assumptions and limits

Planning estimate only. This is not legal, tax, payroll or accounting advice.