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The Startup Budget Worksheet

Every line item to open your spot, with 2026 reference numbers and the ×1.4 rule built in.

For anyone pricing out a coffee shop, boba shop, restaurant, food truck, bakery, cloud kitchen, ice cream shop, or bar.

What you'll walk away with

  • Line-item budget tables for all 8 concepts, 2026 reference numbers
  • A blank "your number" column to fill as real quotes come in
  • The ×1.4 cash-before-you-sign rule applied to every concept
  • Break-even customers/day at each concept's average ticket
  • A companion spreadsheet (CSV) that opens in Excel, Numbers, or Google Sheets

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