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Small Business: Owners and Operations

Small Business is about operating a company once it exists: hiring and keeping staff, supplier terms, commercial leases, insurance, pricing changes and tax obligations. Reporting is built around named owners and their figures, including wage bills and margins. Intended for people running firms of roughly one to fifty employees.

Small Business

Which Commercial Lease Terms Are Worth Negotiating

Rent is quoted per square foot, but the lease's structure — escalations, pass-throughs, guarantees, and renewal options — decides what the space really costs.

Empty small retail storefront ready for build-out
Small Business

How to Build a 12-Month Cash Flow Forecast

A working forecast needs only three numbers a month — expected cash in, expected cash out, and the running balance — and thirty minutes a week to maintain.

Infographic of monthly cash in, out, and running balance