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Two calculators that answer the questions owners actually ask — what the empty seat is costing you, and what doing your own books is costing you. Both run right here, nothing to download, no email needed.

Useful whether or not you ever call · Boldr Enterprises LLC

Calculator one

What is that empty seat actually costing you?

Most owners price a COO by the salary and stop there. The real number includes payroll taxes, benefits, recruiting, and the months before the person is productive.

Move the sliders to your own numbers and watch the gap open.

Set the salary you'd expect to pay and the calculator does the rest.
The seat, two waysYear one
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$
$
3
$
Salary$110,000
Payroll taxes (7.65%)$8,415
Benefits & insurance$15,000
Recruiting$16,500
Ramp before productive$27,500
Full-time, year one$177,415
Fractional, year one$36,000
What you keep$141,415

Payroll taxes use the 7.65% employer FICA rate. Ramp assumes full salary and benefits paid while the role gets up to speed. Your numbers will differ — this is a planning estimate, not a quote, and not tax or legal advice.

Calculator two

What are your own books costing you?

Doing them yourself feels free. It isn't — it costs whatever an hour of your time is worth, and those hours come out of the end of your day.

Put in what you actually spend on the books each month and what your hour is worth.

Set your hours and your rate to see the number.
Your own booksPer year
20
$
$
$
Your time, per year$22,800
CPA cleanup$1,500
Doing it yourself$24,300
Boldr, per year$7,800
Difference$16,500
Hours back in your year240 hrs

A planning estimate using your own inputs. Hours saved assumes the monthly work moves off your desk entirely; you keep roughly thirty minutes a month for the walkthrough.

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5 signs your books are quietly costing you money

Five things to look for tonight, in plain English, no accounting background required — and what to do about each one.

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The 13-week cash forecast, as a template

The single most useful sheet a small business can keep. Receivables in, payables out, thirteen weeks ahead — so the tight week shows up before it arrives.

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Job costing for contractors, plain English

A construction-shaped chart of accounts and a cost code structure that works for a shop running six to fifteen jobs. Why a profitable job can still miss payroll.

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9 questions to ask before hiring a bookkeeper

Including the ones most bookkeepers hope you don't ask. Who specifically touches my books? What happens if you get sick? What's your close deadline?

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