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Budget Sample: Start-up Budget

by Robin White and Loretta Williams

This is a list of budget categories to think about when starting a radio production business from scratch. For more information about ongoing production costs take a look at our Production Budget Items. (If you have suggestions about anything missing from this list please send us email and we'll add it).

Fictitious Name Filing/Trademark search
Business Licenses
Initial Brand and Graphic design
Initial Web design
Initial Letterhead, envelopes, labels/biz cards
Theme music: composition/recording
Field recorders
Microphones
Scanner
CD-RW Burner
Hard Drive
Mic Stand, clip - universal
Laptops
Flashcards
Digital Still Camera
Speakers
Computer screen
Pistol Grip for microphones
Microsoft Office 2001
MYOB accounting software
Retrospect/back
ProTools
Bookkeeping Setup

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