Who it's for
Small business owners who want a clear, honest monthly picture of where money is going without building a budget spreadsheet from a blank sheet, or maintaining one in a notebook.
Key features
- Pre-built expense categories covering what most small businesses actually spend on
- Total expenses calculated automatically from every category
- Net income (revenue minus expenses) calculated for you
- Every number is editable — categories, amounts, and revenue all adjust live
- Works as a monthly snapshot or duplicate it each month to track trends
How to use it
- Click "Use this template" to open it in FLYNT Sheets
- Replace the monthly revenue figure with your actual number
- Update each expense category to match your real costs
- Add or rename categories if your business has expenses the template doesn't list
- Review the automatically calculated total expenses and net income
- Duplicate the sheet each month to build a running history
What's included
- Monthly revenue line
- Six starting expense categories (rent, payroll, supplies, marketing, utilities & insurance, other)
- Total expenses and net income formulas already wired up
Common use cases
- A monthly gut-check on whether the business is actually profitable
- Deciding whether there's room in the budget for a new hire or a marketing spend
- Preparing numbers to discuss with an accountant or a lender
- Tracking how expenses shift month to month by duplicating the sheet
Frequently asked questions
- Is this budget template free to use?
- Yes — it's available on FLYNT's free plan, no credit card required.
- Can I change the expense categories?
- Yes. It's a real spreadsheet, not a fixed form — rename, add, or remove rows and the total-expenses formula will include whatever rows are there.
- Does this track multiple months automatically?
- The template itself is a single-month snapshot. The common approach is duplicating it each month (or adding a column per month) to build a running history — it's a normal spreadsheet, so either works.
- Is this the same as a full financial statement?
- No — it's a simple monthly budget, not a formal profit-and-loss statement or balance sheet. For those, an accountant or dedicated accounting software is the right tool.