The Business Academy
What is your number?
Before you set a revenue target, you need to know why you need it. This tool helps you work out the number your life requires — and whether your business is built to deliver it.
Step 1 of 4
Section 1 — your lifestyle
What does your life actually cost?
Most people guess at this number and get it wrong — usually low. Go through each category honestly. Include everything you want your life to look like, not just what it costs today. This is the number your business needs to fund.
Monthly lifestyle total
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/ month
🏠 Home
🚗 Transport
👨👩👧 Family & daily life
✈️ Lifestyle & experiences
E.g. $20,000/year in holidays = $1,667/month. Be honest — include what you want, not what you currently take.
💰 Wealth building
If you are self-employed, super is not automatic — it comes from your drawings. Include what you want to put away.
Not emergency savings — active wealth building. Property deposits, shares, investment portfolio.
➕ Anything else?
Section 2 — your legacy
What do you want to build and leave behind?
Beyond the monthly expenses — what are the bigger things you are working towards over the next 3–5 years? A property. A business exit. Paying off the mortgage. Funding your kids' education. A passion project. Put a number and a timeframe on each. These are the goals your business exists to fund.
📍 Your 3–5 year goals
What is the goal?
Cost / target ($)
In how many years?
In your own words — what does your ideal life look like in 5 years?
This is for you, not a spreadsheet. But giving it words makes it real and gives your business decisions a reason behind them.
Section 3 — your business
What is your business actually delivering right now?
Now let's look at the business side. We need to understand what the business currently makes, what it pays you, and what it is capable of — so we can show you the gap between where you are and where you need to be.
📊 Current business numbers
Include owner wages, drawings, dividends — whatever actually hits your personal bank account from the business.
After all costs including your wages. If you are not sure, use the Margin Calculator tool first. A rough estimate is fine — 10–20% is typical for most businesses.
🎯 Where you want to be
What does the business look like at full potential? This is your ambition, not a conservative forecast.
Not everyone has an exit plan — but if you do, put a number on it. This affects what the business needs to be worth.
Your results
Here is your number