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Are you planning to start a dollar store business? If so, be sure you carefully plan for the expenses associated with preparing to open, the actual opening, and then maintaining the business operations of your store. Know that almost every business experiences unexpected expenses, especially during the start-up and first year of operations. Know that almost every store fails to grow sales exactly as planned as well.

For some owners all of these unexpected changes will be pleasant. For them sales may exceed expectations. Possibly costs and expenses that were forecast may be lower than expected. For the lucky few both higher sales and lower costs may be the reality. However, every entrepreneur who plans to start a dollar store business should hope for the best and plan for the worst of situation.

That means your start-up budget should include at least an extra ten-percent as expected over-run on the costs associated with the start-up. During the planning stage you will have no idea what that money will be needed for, or even if it will be needed. However frequently something that was forgotten will suddenly appear, or costs associated with a specific expense will increase. When that happens your ten-percent safety over-run money comes into play.

Sales forecasts are based on best-known data. However they too are just an educated guess. No-one will really know what sales level your store will open at, and how quickly they will increase. In some cases there will even be a decrease in sales to address before sales begin to grow.

Cushion the potential for a downside in sales with a reserve account to cover core business expenses during the first year of operation. Ongoing monthly expenses such as rent, utilities, payroll and taxes should be forecasted into that reserve. Include everything that must be paid to keep your business operating during that first, critical year of operation. Most will judge the actual amount of money set aside down. Just remember that it is important to have a reserve available when things don’t go as planned.

Every new business should be started only when there is adequate funding to ensure operations can continue even when the unexpected occurs. It doesn’t matter whether start-up costs exceed plans, or sales come in below plan. Emergency funds should be set aside when you start a dollar store business to allow the business to grow without the added burden of being underfunded.

To Your dollar store business success!

Are you interested in opening you own dollar store? Check out “A Beginner’s Guide to Opening a Dollar Store at http://www.OpeningADollarStore.com

Bob Hamilton is an entrepreneur, author, writer, business consultant and trainer. http://www.marketingsuccesscenter.com