Build a revenue forecast from the bottom up — what a job is worth and how many you do — instead of pulling a yearly number out of thin air. See three years ahead.
traqR tracks quotes, won jobs and invoices so your forecast is built on real pipeline — not a guess about how busy next month feels.
Start free trial| Year | Revenue | Growth | Scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $374,400 | — | |
| Year 2 | $411,840 | +$37,440 | |
| Year 3 | $453,024 | +$41,184 |
Three-year total at 10% growth: $1,239,264.
Average job value times jobs per week gives your weekly revenue — a far more reliable base than guessing a yearly number out of the air.
Multiply by the weeks you actually work, not 52. Holidays, wet weather and quiet patches all come out before you get a realistic annual figure.
Apply a sensible year-on-year growth rate to see where the business is heading — and what a target would take in extra jobs each week.
The most reliable way is bottom-up: average job value × jobs per week × weeks worked. It’s grounded in things you can actually influence — how many jobs you win and what each is worth — rather than a top-down guess. Once you have the base, apply a realistic growth rate to project forward.
Be conservative. Steady trades businesses often grow 5–15% a year; higher rates are possible but usually mean hiring, more vehicles and more overhead to deliver the extra work. A forecast that assumes 40% growth with no extra capacity isn’t a forecast, it’s a wish.
Forecast revenue excluding GST. GST isn’t your money — you collect it and pass it on. Working in ex-GST figures keeps your revenue, margin and tax numbers consistent. Use our GST & BAS calculator when you need the GST portion.
Revenue forecasting is about the value of work you’ll invoice; cash flow forecasting is about when the money actually arrives and leaves. You need both — strong forecast revenue still has to survive the timing gap between doing the work and getting paid.
This calculator is a general planning guide, not financial advice. It assumes steady average job values and volumes and simple compound growth. Real revenue varies with season, capacity and market. Use it to set direction and sense-check targets.
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