Contractor Starter Bundle — 5 Professional Excel Calculators + 3 Templates
You knew the trade before you started the business. The pricing you figured you would work out as you went. The problem with working it out as you go is that every job you underprice teaches you the wrong number. You quote $55/hr, nothing goes wrong, and $55/hr starts to feel right. Do it a hundred times and you have spent a year training yourself to undercharge — and the rate that felt fair in month one has quietly become the ceiling you cannot break through in year two. Most new contractors leave $8,000–$15,000 on the table in their first two years. Not from bad work. From never running the math.5 Excel calculators built for contractors starting out, pre-filled with 2026 US benchmarks. Start with the right number. Yours forever.The Health Check shows you the gap in 60 seconds.Most contractors who run it for the first time find their gut rate is 20–30% below where it needs to be. At 1,200 billable hours a year, 20% low is not a rounding error. It is $12,000–$16,000 gone — from work they already did, at a rate that felt fine because nobody complained.Nobody complains when you undercharge. They just pay and leave. The gap stays invisible until you run the number.WHAT'S INSIDE — 5 PROFESSIONAL EXCEL CALCULATORS Quick Pricing Health Check — 4 numbers in. 60 seconds out: your true cost per hour, your break-even rate, and the gap between what you are charging and what you need to charge. Your real minimum rate comes out. Most new contractors find out immediately their gut rate will not get them there. Quote & Invoice Builder — Labor, materials, overhead in. A clean professional quote out in 60 seconds — markup calculated, total presented clearly. Professional quote ready to print or save as PDF from Excel. Includes a recent quotes log — record your last 5 jobs in editable cells. Contractors who send written quotes win more jobs, collect faster, and have fewer payment disputes. Should I Take This Job? — Job details in. Instant take it / skip it / negotiate — with the minimum price to make it worth your time. Stops you saying yes to work that keeps you busy and broke. Pricing Audit Checklist — 12 questions. Each one you answer wrong shows you the exact dollars it costs you per year. Call-out fees, travel time, after-hours, materials markup. Most contractors earn back the bundle price on question 3. Based on industry pricing gap data — individual results will vary. Annual Income Planner — Tell it what you want to take home. It tells you exactly how many jobs a month at what average value gets you there. $60K, $80K, $100K — three plans, side by side. Stop hoping the year adds up. Build it. ALSO INCLUDED — 3 PROFESSIONAL TEMPLATES Professional Invoice Template (.docx) Email Quote Template (.txt) Job Proposal Template (.docx) PRE-FILLED WITH 2026 US BENCHMARKSRate: $45–$85/hr (varies by trade) | Target gross margin: 28–38% | Jobs/month: 8–15 | Avg job: $500–$2,000Every number unlocked. Update any cell for your trade and market.Instant download. Optimised for Excel 2016+. Compatible with Google Sheets for basic use. No subscription, no login, no app. One payment, yours forever.Ready to go deeper? The trade-specific bundles include 8 calculators built for your exact trade with benchmarks for your work type.GUARANTEERun the Health Check. If it does not show you a gap between what you are charging and what you should be — refund within 30 days. No questions, no forms. The risk is ours.tradetoolcalc.com
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