PRO EDITION · v1 · MAY 2026

Gym Startup Budget Workbook — PRO Edition.

The interactive, editable spreadsheet version of Treetop's free 12-chapter workbook. Live formulas. Scenario toggles. Format presets for every gym type. A capital-stack builder that tells you whether your funding sources actually cover your need. The version you'll actually use when you're planning your build, instead of reading and re-reading the static page.

12 sheets · 78 working formulas · data-validation dropdowns · conditional formatting · works in Excel, Google Sheets, and Apple Numbers · single-user license.

What you actually get

12 sheets, designed to be used

The free workbook page gives you the structure and the numbers. This is the version you build your actual budget in. Every number you change cascades through the model. The scenario toggle reshapes everything — pick "Stressed" and the whole capital-stack analysis updates. Pick a different gym format and the cost ranges update. That's the whole point.

01
README
How to use, license terms, version, links back to free Treetop resources.
02
Format & Scenario
Pick gym format, location tier, planning scenario. Drives every other sheet.
03
Facility
Sq ft × rent × buildout − TI computed. 10 line items with overridable defaults.
04
Equipment
Per-category buy/lease dropdown. Computes cash outlay + 60-month obligation.
05
Licensing & Insurance
9 Year-1 line items with override-able defaults.
06
Software & Tech Stack
Legacy vs AI-native side-by-side. Computes Year-1 burden including FTE labor offset and savings delta.
07
Staff
Role × FTE × comp × fully-loaded multiplier. AI-native lean staffing baked in.
08
Marketing & Launch
Pre-open + Year-1 marketing budget with overridable defaults.
09
Working Capital
Auto-computed monthly burn × reserve months. Pulls from all other sheets.
10
Capital Stack Builder
10 funding sources. Conditional formatting on the gap cell — red if you don't have enough, green if you do.
11
Sensitivity Scenarios
4-column total-need comparison across Aggressive / Realistic / Conservative / Stressed.
12
Glossary & References
12 key terms defined + 13 reference links to Treetop companion guides.
Why pay for it

Why not just use the free workbook page?

The free page is great if you're early in research and want to understand the structure. This is for when you're actually planning your build. The difference:

For a $99 workbook on a $200K-$1.5M decision, the math is obvious. For most operators it pays back the first time you change one input and watch the whole model update.

How it works

Purchase flow

Built and supported by Bill Colbert — Founder, Treetop Growth Strategy. Questions or refund requests: bill@treetopgrowthstrategy.com.

License + refund policy

The fine print

Related (free)

Companion content