{"id":9170,"date":"2026-10-22T02:53:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T02:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evolulink.com\/courses\/business-ideas-under-500-euros\/lessons\/lesson-1-1-the-e500-reality-check-what-your-budget-actually-covers\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T03:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T03:48:08","slug":"lesson-1-1-the-e500-reality-check-what-your-budget-actually-covers","status":"publish","type":"lesson","link":"https:\/\/evolulink.com\/es\/cursos\/business-ideas-under-500-euros\/lecciones\/lesson-1-1-the-e500-reality-check-what-your-budget-actually-covers\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u20ac500 Reality Check: What Your Budget Actually Covers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"fba-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evolulink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bi-l1-1.png\" alt=\"The \u20ac500 Reality Check: What Your Budget Actually Covers\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;margin:0 auto 24px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A \u20ac500 budget is not a business plan. It is a test budget. Treat it as money you are willing to spend to learn whether a specific offer sells, not as the total cost of building a company.<\/p>\n<h3>Where the money should go<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>40\u201360% \u2014 inventory or delivery costs:<\/strong> the materials, stock or tools needed to deliver your first paid orders.<\/li>\n<li><strong>15\u201325% \u2014 visibility:<\/strong> product photos, a simple website, local flyers, or a small amount of paid advertising.<\/li>\n<li><strong>10\u201320% \u2014 legal and admin:<\/strong> registration, insurance, a domain, payment fees.<\/li>\n<li><strong>10% \u2014 reserve:<\/strong> money you do not touch, because something always costs more than expected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What \u20ac500 cannot buy<\/h3>\n<p>It will not buy a shop lease, a vehicle, a large inventory, or months of living expenses. Any model that requires those is out of scope for now. If an idea only works with a rented location or \u20ac5,000 of stock, park it and revisit it after you have proven a smaller version.<\/p>\n<h3>The rule of the first sale<\/h3>\n<p>Your only real milestone is the first paying customer. Everything before that is preparation. Spend the smallest amount possible to reach a paying customer, then let their money fund the next step. A business that takes \u20ac80 to earn its first \u20ac120 is more valuable than a perfect brand that has never sold anything.<\/p>\n<p>Write your budget on one page: total, category limits, and the date by which you expect the first sale. 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