Corporate merch budget template — annual planning

Annual merch budget template (medium company, 200 employees): (1) HR onboarding: $150 × 50 new hires/year = $7.5K. (2) Service jubilee (5/10/15 yr): $300 × 30 employees = $9K. (3) Year-end appreciation: $50 × 200 employees = $10K. (4) Quarterly client loyalty: $100 × 100 top clients × 4 quarters = $40K. (5) Trade shows: $5K × 4 events = $20K. (6) C-level board appreciation: $5K × 1 = $5K. (7) Investor relations: $3K × 2 events = $6K. Total: ~$97K. Reserve 10% contingency = $107K total. Compare to 0.5% of payroll budget benchmark (Conference Board).