Be Bold and Smart When Starting Your New Business

08/09/2025 24 min
Be Bold and Smart When Starting Your New Business

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Nobody likes Budgeting. But how else can you price your prodcut appropriately to MAKE THAT PROFIT!  Follow Sandra Simmons guidance here and a few tips from me: On a simpler picture, when I started my small luxury inn,  I listed all the furnishings per room:  Beds, dressers, chairs, linens, drapes, end tables.  Private bathrooms: towels, wash cloths, hand towels, soaps, shampoos, bath matts, robes, sheets, duvet, blankets, shower curtains, door hangers, window treatments, small tables in bathrooms and shelving in the bathrooms, televisions, then the great room and the diningroom, kitchen, sittingrooms.. DETAILS DETAILS DETAILS!.. THAT WAS JUST THE FURNISHING START UP COSTS.   Take that information and insert it into Sandra's Budgeting below that pertains to YOUR BUSINESS as each start-up expenditure is different.  Use Sandra's list as your guide. Important note: Sandra's list will include items thart you never thought about! Budgeting – Expense Calculation (Annual) Accounts • Emergency Account (1% Recommended): $5,390.00 • Expansion Account (5% Recommended): $8,085.00 • Legal & Tax Account (5% Recommended): $8,085.00 • Savings Account (5% Recommended): $8,085.00 Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) • 3rd Party Software: $4,272.00 • Inventory: $67,284.00 • Labor: $65,000.04 • Supplies/FOB: $15,036.00 Debt Payments • Amex 43007: $13,000.00 • Cap One 5556: $7,800.00 • Visa 3434: $7,800.00 Operating Expenses • Advertising & Promotion: $18,080.00 • Auto Expenses: $6,416.00 • Bank Service Charges: $216.00 • Dues & Subscriptions: $1,475.00 • Education & Training: $2,350.00 • Equipment Rental: $1,476.00 Insurance • Liability: $1,356.00 • Life: $2,231.84 • Property: $1,442.00 Other Expenses • Licenses & Permits: $750.00 • Merchant Fees – Credit Card: $12,384.00 RESOURCES Sandra's email [email protected] Website Money Management Solutions, Inc.4001 Santa Barbara Blvd. #358 Naples, FL 34104 Office Phone: 239-331-7055 http://www.moneymgmtsolutions.com Cash Flow Mojo Affiliate Program  https://youtu.be/E9WDgctencE?si=aTRegRY5Bg6iUE0T       CONTACT VALERIE HAIL FOR SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY:  CHANGE MAKERS SERIES SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER MARKETING PLACEMENTS ON WEEKLY PODCASTS [email protected] [email protected]      www.allinourminds.com 914 475 4603