Before you hand in your notice, work out what “ready” actually means.
You’ve decided you’re not leaving your job today. But you’re curious to know what would need to be in place for you to finally take the leap.
Business Runway is a free tool that helps you work that out. It calculates the savings you need, the monthly revenue your business needs to generate, and how consistently you need to hit that number before leaving starts to look like a real option.
Takes about 15 minutes · No spreadsheet skills needed · Your numbers stay in your browser
Stop guessing what “not yet” means.
Maybe you’ve been thinking about leaving your job for months. You have an idea. Maybe you’ve even started making some money from it.
But when you ask yourself, “Could I actually afford to leave?”, you don’t have a clear answer.
So you tell yourself: not yet.
But what does “not yet” actually mean?
- Another £5,000 in savings?
- Another client?
- £2,000 a month in revenue?
- Three months of consistent income?
- Something else entirely?
Three numbers that tell you where you stand.
Your savings target
Work out how much you would want in the bank before leaving your job, based on your actual household costs and the safety buffer that feels right for you.
No generic six-month rule. Your number, based on your circumstances.
Your monthly revenue target
Work out what your business needs to generate each month based on what you’re selling, what you’re charging and the numbers you’ve entered.
Now you have something concrete to aim for.
Your consistency streak
One good month doesn’t necessarily mean your business is ready to replace your job. Track your actual results month by month, so you can see whether you’re building a pattern rather than simply having a good month.
Ready isn’t a feeling. It’s evidence.
See what would happen if you changed the numbers.
This is where Business Runway gets really useful. What happens if you:
Play with the numbers and see what happens to your runway.
You don’t have to make the leap. You can test the leap first.
Who is Business Runway for?
It’s for you if you’re still in your 9–5 and wondering whether your business could eventually replace it.
It’s for you if you’ve got the beginnings of something but don’t know how far you are from being able to leave.
And it’s for you if you’re already earning on the side and want an honest answer to the question: “Am I getting close?”
Business Runway won’t tell you to quit your job.
It won’t tell you that you have to wait.
It shows you where you are now, what you’re working towards, and what would need to change to get you there.
How it works
You work through six short sections using your own numbers.
01
Your household costs
What life actually costs you now.
02
Your savings buffer
How much you would want behind you before leaving.
03
Your business offer
What you’re planning to sell and what you’re charging.
04
Your revenue target
What your business needs to generate each month.
05
Your scenarios
What happens when you change the price, clients, savings or timeline.
06
Your progress
Your actual results month by month, so you can see whether you’re building consistency.
No finance background required. If you can fill in a form, you can use Business Runway.
Get clear on what it would take.
Play with the numbers. Change the price. Add a client. Increase your savings. Give yourself another few months. Watch what happens.
Because once you can see the numbers, the question changes. Instead of:
“Could I ever leave my job?”
you can start asking:
“What would I need to do to make leaving possible?”
That’s a much more useful question. And the answer is yours to work towards.
Work out your runway.