Overhead Calculator

Calculate your monthly and daily business overhead expenses instantly. Designed by Jill Shortreed to support small business strategy, operational clarity, and financial discipline.

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What does it cost to keep your business open?

These are the expenses your business carries—even when you haven't booked a single job. Add yours below to see your monthly overhead.

All amounts are in USD. Choose monthly or annual for each expense. Leave anything that doesn't apply blank. Your numbers stay on this page.

Add your ongoing business expenses

Keep job costs separate: materials, helium used, job-specific rentals, delivery fuel, parking, job labor, and transaction processing fees belong in your job cost calculator.

Use only the business portion of shared expenses. Include administrative pay here only if it isn't also counted as job labor. Count each expense once—for example, vehicle insurance under either insurance or vehicle costs.

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