Choose your Growth Stage (Maintain, Grow, or Aggressive) to get a Brief Default budget band as % of revenue, then optionally nudge it with an editable +/-2 percentage point industry adjustment.
Grow steadily faster than the market — mid budget band.
Shapes AI interpretation prose only — it does not move the budget percentages.
- Recommended annual budget
- $200,000
- Recommended monthly budget
- $16,667
- Recommended budget %
- 10.0%
- Growth Stage band (Brief Default)
- 8.0% - 12.0%
- Base % before adjustment
- 10.0% (band midpoint)
The Growth Stage band and industry adjustment are Brief Defaults — starting assumptions, not Sourced Benchmarks. Override the budget % or the adjustment to replace them.
Explain my results with AI
Optional. One click generates a short plain-English summary plus improvement suggestions. The calculator and exports still work if this fails.
Frequently asked questions
Are the Growth Stage percentages a Sourced Benchmark?
No. They are Brief Defaults — editable starting assumptions, not externally sourced and cited benchmarks.
Does the industry selector change the budget percentages?
No. Industry framing only shapes the wording of the optional AI interpretation; it never moves the budget numbers.
Do I need an account?
No. On-screen results are free. Enter an email only if you want to download the report.