Put in what you did last year and the growth rate you are aiming for, and see the business year by year, plus the total over the stretch. It is a quick way to set a target, sanity-check a plan, or see what steady, unglamorous growth compounds into. Runs in your browser; nothing is stored.
Growth does not add, it multiplies. Fifteen percent on 250,000 is about 37,500 next year, but the year after that, the fifteen percent is calculated on the new, larger number, so the dollar gains get bigger every year even if the rate stays flat. That is why 15 percent roughly doubles a business in about five years rather than the seven you would get by adding. The lesson for a trade business is that you do not need a breakout year; you need a good rate held steady, and the math does the rest.
It is tempting to type a big number into the growth field and admire the projection. But revenue you cannot schedule, staff, or collect on is a liability, not a win. Overbooking burns out your crew and your reputation; growing faster than you invoice ties up cash you need for payroll and parts. The healthiest plans pair a realistic growth rate with tight operations, so every extra job actually turns into money in the bank.
Four things reliably grow a trades business: booking more of the calls you already get, pricing to your value instead of the lowest bid, selling maintenance plans for revenue that repeats, and collecting fast so cash funds the next job. Most of those come down to looking professional and never letting an invoice slip. FieldForge is built for the last two: say the job and a clean invoice or estimate goes out with a card payment link, recurring plans bill themselves, and your reports show exactly where the revenue is coming from. Check the return on any growth spend with the ROI calculator.
Subtract last year from this year, divide by last year, multiply by 100.
About five years, thanks to compounding. At 10 percent it is roughly seven.
Steady 10 to 20 percent is healthy for most established local trades. Prioritize profit over pace.