How much do utilities cost for a small business? -

Same as at home add 10% ?????????? LOLNot it the parts of the USA I am from. When you first lease/buy a store front, they have no idea what to charge you for so will base your cost off of the previous owners/tenants (FIGHT this as much as possible). At one of my locations, there was a beauty shop there. With all the hair dryers (floor units hand held) curling irons, clippers, and things, their electric bill was through the roof. I told them I was going to be using the lights NOTHING more. I was able to get the bill cut from $2,800 a month to $1,300 a month. Cable modem (for internet access): 3 times as much for a business vs the same home account.Phone lines = 2 (dual lines so you can have voice/fax/credit cards/alarms: Twice as much for a business account vs home account.Natural Gas: With just a water heater during the 8 warm months, add the furnace the other 4 months: Twice as much as my home (which used much more).Insurance: You don t want to knowIt goes on on but the bottom line is.. it would depend on your location, square footage, climate things. But it is a LOT more then your home.

a; call the utilities and askb; about the same as you at home pay.....in some cases,add 10%