

Fixed Costs: Include costs you can confidently forecast due to their lack of variation.Variable Costs: Include fluctuating expenses that may vary monthly or annually.Itemized Expenses: Enter budgeted and actual line-by-line items for each and every expense (e.g., instead of merely entering a figure for “location,” include line-items such as rental cost, internet set-up, furniture costs, security, etc.).


Broad Expenses Categories: Create expenditure categories to house other, smaller items (e.g., create broad cost categories such as administrative, location, hardware, licenses, marketing, etc.).Budgeted and Actual Funding: Enter projected funding (revenue, investors, loans, etc.) and compare it to the actual funding amount for any given time period (monthly, quarterly, or annually).Budgeted and Actual Expenses: Fill in budgeted and actual funding figures to see if any line items are over or under budget.To account for your startup’s operational costs, compared to potential and actual revenue, you should include the following sections in a startup budget template: Getting started with the Smartsheet APIĪ strong startup budget template provides a framework to plan your business operations by comparing expenses with projected and actual revenue sources.ENGAGE 2023 Smartsheet ENGAGE brings together our global customers, experts, and partners to share their experiences, ideas, and best practices.Smartsheet events Your hub for Smartsheet events, webinars, Q&As, and user groups.Partners Learn about the Smartsheet partner program and access our partner directory.Community Explore user-generated content and stay updated on our latest product features.

