Everyday Business Decision Toolkit
Make everyday business decisions with better numbers — without building complicated spreadsheets.
Not sure what to charge? Wondering whether it’s time to buy more stock? Trying to figure out how much you actually need to sell?
Everyday Business Decision Toolkit gives you five simple Excel tools for the questions small business owners regularly run into.
Fill in a few numbers or reasonable estimates. The spreadsheet does the calculations. You see what the numbers suggest — then decide what makes sense for your business.
5 everyday questions. 5 simple tools.
1. How Much Should I Charge?
Work from your costs, test different cost situations, and get a practical starting price.
2. When & How Much Should I Buy?
See when you may need to reorder, how much stock you may need, and whether buying more could leave you overstocked.
3. How Much Do I Need to Sell?
Turn your monthly costs and income target into clearer monthly, weekly, and daily sales goals.
4. What Should I Focus on Selling?
Compare your products or services and see which ones may deserve more of your time and attention.
5. Can I Afford This Promo?
See what a discount does to your numbers — including how many additional sales you may need for the promo to make sense.
Built for small business owners — not spreadsheet experts.
You do not need advanced Excel skills, perfect bookkeeping records, dashboards, macros, or daily tracking.
Open the tool that matches the decision you’re trying to make, fill in the yellow cells using the numbers you know or can reasonably estimate, and read the result in plain language.
What you'll receive:
- 5 editable Excel decision tools
- Clean copies ready for your own numbers
- Completed examples so you can see how each tool works
- Plain-language instructions and explanations
- 00_START_HERE.pdf customer guide
One purchase. Five tools you can come back to whenever those decisions come up.
What these tools are not..
These are decision-support tools, not accounting software, bookkeeping systems, business dashboards, or a substitute for accounting, tax, legal, investment, or other professional advice. Results are based on the information and estimates you enter and should be considered together with your customers, market, cash position, goals, and circumstances.