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### Knowing Your Break-even Point

Posted by [**Franchise Grade Team**](https://mvp.franchisegrade.com/blog/author/admin) November 24, 2014

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One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is not knowing the amount of sales required to break-even. This is especially true with start-up business. So very often start-ups and in a lot of cases, established businesses, take on too much overhead too soon in anticipation of future sales. Before taking on more overhead costs, you must determine your sales break-even point.

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