General auto repair shop
Three-bay independent mechanical repair shop with two technicians and an owner service adviser
$246,600
Illustrative opening funding, including reserve
Business ideas and planning cases
Choose an operating format, then follow its costs, capacity, cash flow and financing.
Each business has five connected guides: an overview, startup costs, profitability, unit economics and financing. The coffee shop and self-service wash also include full business-plan examples. Additional plan examples will follow in a later release.
The cases cover leased premises or small mobile-service operations. They supply a transparent starting calculation and an evidence checklist. They are not acquisition valuations, local feasibility studies or lending decisions.
10 business packages
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Child care center
Private preschool for ages 3–5: four rooms, assumed licensed capacity of 48; no infant care
$346,000
Illustrative opening funding, including reserve
Coffee shop
Counter-service café in an existing leased unit
$227,600
Illustrative startup funding · including reserve
Full-service restaurant
60-seat independent restaurant in an existing leased restaurant space; no alcohol sales
$487,000
Illustrative opening funding, including reserve
Hair salon
Four-chair employee-operated hair salon with three employed stylists and a working owner
$156,600
Illustrative opening funding, including reserve
HVAC service and installation
Two-technician residential HVAC operation: working owner, one employee and part-time dispatch support
$206,500
Illustrative opening funding, including reserve
Residential landscaping service
One two-person owner-led residential maintenance crew, truck and trailer
$135,500
Illustrative opening funding, including reserve
Neighborhood gym
Independent membership gym with limited personal training; no pool or spa
$367,000
Illustrative opening funding, including reserve
Residential remodeling contractor
Owner-led residential remodeling crew with two employees and specialist subcontractors
$189,600
Illustrative opening funding, including reserve
Self-service car wash
Four-bay retrofit of an existing leased wash site
$286,904
Illustrative startup funding · including reserve
Choose the question you need to answer
| Your question | Start here |
|---|---|
| How much funding must be available before opening? | Startup costs |
| Can revenue cover payroll, rent and debt? | Profitability and payback |
| How does the calculation become a plan? | Business plan examples |
Keep the scope attached to the number
Each US case specifies a format, staffing plan and capacity constraint. No city is selected; the preschool case explicitly uses a California regulatory scope. Observed wage benchmarks and equipment references are distinguished from budget allowances. Comparing totals alone does not establish the better investment: site condition, local demand, owner experience and financing change the result.