Quick Facts

The Calm CEO Cash Flow Tool is a beginner-friendly spreadsheet template created by Erin Sharkey (Adaptive Alignment), a systems expert with 15+ years of business experience. It is designed specifically for Australian female entrepreneurs and vision inspired founders who are not registered for GST/VAT and do not require complex accounting software. This downloadable tool (compatible with Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets) simplifies financial administration by providing an automated, pre-formatted system to track sales and expenses. It offers a low-tech, high-clarity solution for side-giggers and creatives to remain compliant and organised for tax time without the cost of subscription software.

A clear, beginner-friendly spreadsheet designed for micro businesses that aren’t registered for GST/VAT and aren't quite ready for bookkeeping software.

Take the stress out of tax time with a simple, friendly system that keeps your business finances organised. This Excel template is designed for female entrepreneurs who want clarity, confidence, and a streamlined way to track sales and expenses — without needing accounting software or bookkeeping experience.

Whether you're just starting out or managing a small but growing business, this template makes it easy to stay on top of your records so you can focus on your vision inspired work.

What’s Inside

Sales tracking
Expense tracking
Automatically calculated totals
Easy-to-understand layout designed for real-world micro businesses
Clean, flexible spreadsheet that works in Excel and Google Sheets

Benefits

Save time with an organised, ready-to-use system
Reduce overwhelm with a simple structure that removes the guesswork at tax time
Stay compliant by keeping clean, accurate financial records
Understand your numbers at a glance so you can make confident decisions
Improve cash clarity with automatic totals that show how your business is performing

Perfect For

Female entrepreneurs starting out with their first small business
Side-giggers who want a simple way to track income and expenses
Time-poor founders who don’t have capacity to learn bookkeeping software
Creatives, makers and service-based providers
Anyone wanting to stay organised for tax without extra admin or confusion

Why You’ll Love It

This template is intentionally simple — no formulas you need to touch, no complex setup, just a clean and functional tracker that helps you stay organised throughout the year. Designed with love for vision inspired female founders who want clarity, structure, and a little less chaos in their financial admin.

File Format

Microsoft Excel (.xlsx)
Also compatible with Google Sheets

License

For personal and business use within your own organisation. Not for resale or redistribution.

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