Unit Economics & Profitability
Solopreneur Break-Even & Profit Calculator
Determine exactly how many client packages, project deliverables, or consulting retainers you must sell each month to cover overhead and hit your net profit targets.
1. Monthly Fixed Overhead
$
Software, health insurance, co-working/home office, accounting, phone ($2,800 avg).
2. Project / Client Package Pricing
$
Gross revenue earned from a single client deliverable.
$
Subcontractors, stock assets, fonts, client-specific cloud instances, payment processing (2.9%).
3. Monthly Net Profit Target
$
Net profit desired after covering all business expenses.
Monthly Break-Even Volume
0.9 Projects
Only $3,111/mo revenue to cover all overhead
| Contribution Margin per Project | $3,150.00 |
| Contribution Margin Ratio | 90.0% |
| Projects Needed for Target Profit ($7k) | 3.1 Projects/mo |
| Target Monthly Gross Revenue | $10,889/mo |
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