Business Budget Planner β Plan Revenue & Expenses, Review YTD Variance
π₯ Business Budget Planner: Instant Download
Plan revenue and expenses month by month and compare them with your actual results.
A business budget in one Excel workbook: 4 working tabs plus Start and Disclaimer, in one file that is yours to keep.
β¨ What It Does for You
- Plan revenue and operating costs for every month, January to December
- Type or paste actuals as each month closes
- See plan vs actual with variance in YTD Variance
- Add notes to explain each variance
π¦ What's Inside
- Start and Disclaimer: business name, year, and entity type, a 6-step how-to, a sheet map, and a plain-language disclaimer
- Revenue Plan: planned revenue lines (product or service sales, retainers, other income) for each month, January to December, with an annual column
- Expense Plan: planned contract labor, software, marketing, office, insurance, and other operating costs by month
- Actuals: closed-month revenue and expense totals for each month plus year to date; type them in or paste from your books
- YTD Variance: a plan vs actual view by bucket (revenue, expenses, net operating, key expense lines) with variance and notes

π‘ Who This Is For
- Small business owners setting a budget for the year
- Freelancers and solo founders who want plan vs actual in one view
- Owners preparing a simple monthly management review
π Before and After
- Before: A budget that only lives in your head. After: Revenue and expense plans laid out month by month
- Before: Actual results in one place and the plan in another. After: An Actuals tab next to the plan for each closed month
- Before: Finding out at year-end where you went over. After: A YTD Variance view of plan vs actual by bucket
β‘ Get Started in Minutes
- Download the .xlsx and open it in Excel or Google Sheets
- Enter your business details on Start
- Fill in Revenue Plan and Expense Plan
- Add actuals monthly and review YTD Variance
Organization only: not accounting or tax advice.
Sample data is fictional. Replace it with yours.
π Instant Access
Once you purchase, you get immediate access to your file. It is yours to keep.
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