WCEA Startup Cost Estimate Worksheet

Program Document · Completed by Every Student at Session 9
This is where Phase 1 turns from research into real numbers — every one-time cost a student needs before their first sale, the fixed costs that run whether they sell anything or not, the cost of goods sold on every unit, and an honest accounting of where the startup money will actually come from. It ends with the calculation that decides whether a business model works at all: break-even, gross margin, and the simplest test there is — does the price beat the cost, with enough room left to survive a slow month. Built around a session with a local CPA, not just handed out cold.
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