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January 22, 2018 By Tony Drew Leave a Comment
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How to Calculate Your Costs When Starting a Business

One of the biggest issues that business startup owners find themselves encountering is that they have not budgeted enough cash to meet their expenses. This is especially the case in the first 6-12 months of starting a company.

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Of course, there are all sorts of ways of covering your expenses including searching for investors, self-funding and applying for an online business loan. But when you are getting the money, you need to ensure that you have completed your calculations carefully so that you don’t go under before you really get started.

Be Aware of Common Costs

First and foremost, you need to be aware what some of the most common startup costs are. A few of these include market research, premises, insurance, equipment, marketing, staffing, and raw materials. Of course, how much you spend on each area really depends on what sort of business you are running. But you need to ensure that you have calculated your sums completely so that you what everything is likely to cost you.

Check Financial Statements

A useful practice is looking up the financial statements of any potential competitors and market leaders so that you know what they are spending their money on. Obviously, they won’t have the same startup costs as yourself, but you will still get a good general idea of the kind of financial business model that you will need to create yourself.

Talk to People in the Industry

Next up, you should speak to other business people and industry specialists. There are also many websites for new business owners and entrepreneurs which may prove to be useful. It always helps to get inside information from people who have already done what you are trying to do yourself.

Set Realistic Expectations

One of the main problems that many business owners have is that they are impatient and don’t have realistic expectations. If your business takes longer to open than you had initially thought, you could easily find yourself in a situation in which you have no incoming cash and you are steadily moving towards going under before you get started.

Overestimate Costs

It is always better to overestimate rather than underestimate when you are starting a business. As a general rule of thumb, you should look to add 10% on top of your total costs to cover and unforeseen expenses which may arise during this business starting process.

Separate Ongoing and One-Time Costs

When you are working out all your expenditures, you should work out which ones are one-time only and which ones will need to be paid on an ongoing basis. Obviously, there are some costs which you may never have to cover again, others that occur very infrequently and some that need to be paid on a regular basis. Identify and budget for them all now so that you never end up getting caught out in the future.

This is just a bit of general advice to give you a starting point when you are calculating costs for your business.  

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