Tools for the whole journey, from first idea to final sale.
Free calculators and decision tools mapped to every stage of owning a business - working out whether it is for you, sizing up a deal, financing and naming it, running it, growing it, and selling well. No sign-up, instant results, and a clean PDF to keep.
Considering
Work out whether this is for you - and what to start.
Business Fit Finder
Answer a few questions about your budget, skills, time, and appetite for risk, and see which of the 150+ business models genuinely fit you - then dive straight into them.
Owner Readiness Check
An honest read on whether you are cut out to own and run a business - your strengths, your gaps, and what to shore up before you leap.
Startup cost estimator
Build a realistic picture of what it costs to open, by business type, so you know how much capital you need before day one.
Searching
Size up a business before you commit a dollar.
Business valuation calculator
Estimate what a business is worth using the SDE multiples buyers and brokers actually use, and see what drives the number up or down.
ROI & payback calculator
See how long an investment takes to pay back and the return it earns - for a piece of equipment, a buildout, or a whole acquisition.
SDE & add-back calculator
Normalize a seller's profit into Seller's Discretionary Earnings - the number buyers and brokers actually value a business on - by adding back owner pay, non-cash charges, and one-offs.
Acquisition analyzer
Pressure-test a specific deal: cash needed at close, whether the earnings cover the loan, and your cash-on-cash return - the buyer's go/no-go in one place.
Acquiring
Finance it, structure it, and brand it.
SBA loan & financing calculator
Model an SBA 7(a) or conventional loan: monthly payment, total interest, and whether the cash flow can actually carry the debt.
Entity & tax chooser
LLC, S-corp, or sole prop? Compare the structures and see the estimated tax difference in real dollars for your situation.
Domain name search
Check whether the .com, and the alternatives, are available for your business name without bouncing between registrars.
Trademark search
A first-pass screen of the federal trademark register, so you can spot conflicts before you commit to a name.
Business name generator
Generate name ideas for your concept, then check the domain and trademark on the strongest ones in the same flow.
Operating
Run the day-to-day and protect your margin.
Breakeven & margin calculator
Find the revenue you need to cover costs, your contribution margin, and how a change in price or cost moves the line.
Pricing calculator
Set prices that hold their margin - markup versus margin, cost-plus, and target-margin, with the math worked out for you.
True cost of hiring
What an employee really costs - wages plus payroll taxes, benefits, workers comp, and overhead - as one fully loaded number.
Commercial lease analyzer
Turn a headline rent quote into the true all-in cost of a lease over its term - escalations, NNN, free rent, and build-out - and compare options on equal footing.
Inventory reorder & EOQ
For product businesses: the stock level to reorder at so you never run out during lead time, and the order size that keeps ordering and holding costs in balance.
Improving
Grow the business and strengthen the numbers.
Cash flow forecaster
Project your cash in and out month by month, so you see a crunch coming with enough time to do something about it.
Marketing ROI calculator
See what a marketing dollar returns - cost per lead, cost per customer, and the payback on a campaign before you scale it.
LTV & CAC calculator
Weigh what a customer is worth over their lifetime against what they cost to acquire - the ratio and payback period that tell you whether you can afford to grow faster.
Benchmarking tool
Compare your cost structure, margin, and key metrics against sourced operating benchmarks for your business model - free to run, with a free account to save check-ins and track your numbers month over month.
Self-fundable growth calculator
Find the growth rate your own cash flow can fund, and how much outside cash a faster target would need before growth outruns your cash.
Exiting
Value it, prepare it, and move on well.
Sale proceeds estimator
Estimate what you actually walk away with after a sale, once debt, fees, and taxes come out of the headline price.
Exit readiness check
Gauge how sellable your business is today, and the handful of things that raise its value most before you list it.
Every tool points one way: a business that fits you.
Run the numbers here, then explore the 150+ business models to see what running one really looks like - or browse the marketplace for the vendors, franchises, and businesses for sale to get there.