Investor-Ready Financial Model: Plan & Control Your Operational Expenses | Ep.6

Are you actually seeing the full cost picture of your startup - or just guessing? Most founders don't know their true operating expenses until it's too late to fix them.

In this episode, we move from the Sales section into the Expenses module of Uniflow's financial modelling tool - the part of your model where the complete cost story comes together. We walk through the Expenses Dashboard, the only view that consolidates all cost types (Cost of Sales, Operational, Capital) in a single screen. Then we dive into the Operational tab, breaking down how to read your top expenses, track year-over-year OpEx trends, and manage every running cost by department.

We then add a real operational expense - Professional Liability Insurance through Arch Insurance at £2,400/year with 5% annual inflation - and watch the model update in real time. 💡 You'll see exactly how to configure frequency-based costs, assign departments, handle VAT settings, and build a clean, investor-ready expense structure. By the end, your 5-year cost forecast reflects every category accurately.

⏱️ Timestamps

0:00 – Introduction
[0:XX] – Overview of the Expenses Section
[0:XX] – Exploring the Expenses Dashboard
[0:XX] – The Operational Tab Explained
[0:XX] – Adding a New Operational Expense
[0:XX] – Configuring Insurance: Category, Frequency & Cost
[0:XX] – Real-Time Model Update & Results
[0:XX] – Summary & What's Next (Salaries)
Whether you're securing funding, tracking your path to profitability, or just trying to understand where your money goes, having a clean, structured expense model is non-negotiable. Uniflow makes that possible - without needing Excel skills or a finance background.

About Uniflow:
Uniflow helps startup founders and SMEs build professional, investor-ready financial models in under 30 minutes - no finance degree, no Excel headaches. From 5-year projections to business valuation and scenario planning, Uniflow gives you the data-backed clarity investors expect.

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This video is for educational purposes. Financial figures shown are illustrative examples for a fictional SaaS startup.

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