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Free calculators for small business owners

Buying, selling, pricing or growing a business? Plain-English calculators, no signup. Each one links to the next step.

SBA Loan Calculator

Planning to buy a business with an SBA loan? Enter the price, your down payment, the rate and the term. See the monthly payment and what the lender will want your business to earn.

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Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) Calculator

Lenders approve a business loan when the business earns comfortably more than the payments. Enter your cash flow and the loan. See your ratio and the biggest loan it supports.

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Employee Cost Calculator

A $28 an hour technician costs far more than $28 an hour. Add the taxes, insurance, truck and paid time off to see the true cost, and the rate you must bill to make money.

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EBITDA Calculator

Buyers and lenders price a small business on its EBITDA or owner earnings, not on its tax return profit. Enter your profit and loss. See all three numbers.

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Break-Even Calculator for Service Businesses

How many jobs a month does it take to cover your costs? Enter your fixed costs, your average job and what each job costs to deliver. See the line between loss and profit.

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Markup vs Margin Calculator

A 50% markup is not a 50% margin, and mixing them up quietly costs you money. Enter your cost and either number. See the price and the other number.

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Job Pricing Calculator for HVAC, Plumbing and Electrical

Price a job so it pays you for materials, labor, overhead and profit. Enter what the job costs. See the price to quote and the profit you keep.

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SDE Calculator (Seller's Discretionary Earnings)

SDE is what a single owner-operator earns from the business. It is the figure small business buyers multiply to set a price. Enter your numbers. See yours.

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Business Sale Tax Calculator

What do you keep after selling? Enter the price, your basis and your tax rates. See a planning estimate of the tax and your proceeds. Not tax advice.

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What is my trade business worth?

Want the real numbers, not a rough estimate? Our free evaluation uses your real bank and job data and shows what would raise your profit or your sale price. Start it here.

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