Add Business Days to Date
Result
Business days are most commonly defined as the days of the week when most businesses are open: Monday through Friday, excluding public holidays. Meaning, when calculating deadlines or project timelines, you have to take only these days into account. For example, if you have a project that’s due in 10 business days, it might take longer than two calendar weeks to finish it, depending on your days off.
Examples of Adding Business Days
Starting Date | Business Days to Add | Resulting Date |
---|---|---|
March 1, 2023 | 5 | March 8, 2023 |
April 14, 2023 | 10 | April 28, 2023 |
May 25, 2023 | 3 | May 30, 2023 |
Interesting Facts
As a note, the business days definition depends on the country, meaning that in some places, Friday is actually a half-day.
In the United States, federal holidays have a massive impact on business operation, and many companies shut their doors.
Certain industries, finance and banking, for example, may use alternate definitions of business days, including Saturdays.
When both removing and adding, it can be helpful to use the ‘Add Business Days to Date’ calculator to simplify planning and ensure that deadlines are not confused due to non-working days.