Benefits: This worksheet will enable you to compute the number of employees you will need to start your new business. The worksheet is set up to be used for projecting and completing your new business staffing arrangements for a weekly time period. All you have to do is put in your employee names and the hours to be worked and it will show you and your employees at a glance the weekly staffing arrangements. This tool provides an example and a template for a weekly staffing schedule.

This spreadsheet is an excellent tool to be used for start-up or existing small businesses. Just plug in your employees' names and times to be worked and it will show you at a glance the full week's staffing arrangements.

File Description: The file is a Microsoft Excel (version 5.0) spreadsheet template. Once you've downloaded the file, you must copy it to your EXCEL\XLSTART directory in order to use it.

Projected staffing schedule

Special Features:

• Download this spreadsheet template just once, and be able to use it over and over again.
• The spreadsheet contains the formatting for a weekly employee schedule.
• The spreadsheet can be completely customized — you can quickly add or delete items or revise the format to meet your needs.
• The spreadsheet is easy to use. Just plug in your employees and it will automatically show you the staffing for your new business.

For background information as well as information on related topics, see hiring employees.