Start Up Budget & Funding Planner

By popular request! Pedal's tried-and-true Capital Budget tool and instructional video empower you to:

Right-size your space for your budget
Protect yourself from unexpected costs
Negotiate a better lease deal
Create (and execute!) a funding plan
Knock the socks off potential lenders, investors, and landlords alike

... all in three simple steps!

Basic Space & Rent Assumptions

Tailor the Start Up Capital Budget tool to the brick-and-mortar space and retail business you're dreaming about opening.

Total Capital Budget

Work from a list of the 40+ most common expenses new brick-and-mortars incur, including construction, professional fees, opening inventory, marketing and so much more to build the custom budget for your business.

Capital Funding Plan & Transaction Costs

Once you know your total Capital Budget, you can figure out where the money is going to come from -- plus, you'll learn how much to budget before you start your buildout!

Taught by brick-and-mortar retail expert Sheila Tarasiuk

A retailer born and bred, Pedal co-founder Sheila Tarasiuk walks you through how to use the Start Up Capital Budget tool and how to make the best estimates for your business. Sheila is a retailer through and through, from Windexing glass top coffee tables in her family's furniture to owning a restaurant of her own and growing many others. Sheila is passionate about providing encouraging, honest guidance to independent retailers as they make decisions that will fundamentally impact their professional, financial and personal lives.

Designed for brick-and-mortar retailers of all types

Whether you're opening a vegan taco restaurant, a bespoke clothing boutique or a dental office, if you're renting a retail space, this Capital Budget Builder is designed for your business.

We have two mottos here:

Real talk, always

(brick-and-mortar startup is never free)

&

Where there's a will, there's a way

(this tool is the first step)

If you're ready to get real, figuring out your start up Capital Budget is the best first step... and today is the best first day. Are you ready to stop dreaming and start doing?

I'M READY!