# Create a budget

**For:** Manager | Admin
**You'll need:** Manager or Admin role.

You'll create a budget for a date range, optionally scoped to a single location. A budget owns its own start and end dates — there's nothing to set up first.

## Open the form

1. Go to **Company → Budgets** in the header.
2. Click **'Create budget'** in the top-right.

## Fill in the form

1. Set the **'Start date'** and **'End date'** the budget covers. The end date must be on or after the start date.
2. (Optional) Pick a **'Location'** to scope the budget to one location. Leave it empty for a company-wide budget.
3. Enter the **'Labor budget'** — the maximum planned labor spend.
4. Enter the **'Revenue target'**.
5. (Optional) Add **'Notes'**.
6. Click **'Save'**.

## Verify it worked

The new budget appears at **Company → Budgets**.

## Related

- {doc}`edit-a-budget`
- {doc}`/reports-and-payroll/forecast-vs-actual`