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Start-Up Costs Worksheet

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Start-up costs are those expenses that you will incur before your
business opens. They vary according to the type of business, but this
worksheet will help you begin the process of assessing your financial
needs so that your venture is not undercapitalized at the outset.

     
Deposit, office or building lease
 (Facility/location expense)
  $___________
     
Decorating/remodeling/build-out       
 (Changes in facility required for business operation)
  $___________
     
Furniture/fixtures       $___________
     
Equipment     
(Production, office machines, security, etc.)
  $___________
     
Installation  
(
Fixtures, equipment)
  $___________
     
Telecommunications/data       $___________
     
Utilities     
 (Installation and deposits)
  $___________
     
Initial inventory     
(Stock, supplies for manufacturing)
  $___________
     
Office supplies       $___________
     
Advertising and promotion      
(Business cards, stationery, brochures, grand opening)
  $___________
     
Signs   
(Vehicle, interior and exterior for facility)
  $___________
     
Licenses, permits and fees     $___________
     
Insurance    $___________
     
Legal/professional services      $___________
     
Working capital        
 (Cash reserve for early months of business before sales
 are sufficient to pay bills)
  $___________

 
   

Total Start-up Costs
  $___________
     

 



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