#small-business
Financial management strategies and tools for small business owners
QuickBooks uses Classes to tag nonprofit funds; Aplos does native fund accounting. Learn the balance-sheet, restriction, and audit differences that decide which to choose in 2026.
Customer-pay appliance repair calls earn roughly $200 in profit versus about $75 for warranty calls, and parts carry 30-100% markup — books that track parts cost per job, truck stock as real inventory, and the warranty-retail mix reveal which calls actually make money.
Utah, Mississippi, and Philadelphia joined the auto-IRA wave in 2026 — Philadelphia as the first city. Learn which employers must auto-enroll, the 2026 deadlines, and how a 401(k) exempts you.
$329M in U.S. axe throwing revenue, 1.4% growth, corporate bookings at 44.6% of sales — what the numbers say about building a profitable venue in 2026.
Bluevine's 2026 BOSS Report: 77% say ownership met or exceeded expectations but 27% report higher-than-expected burnout and 77% made sacrifices — cash-flow lessons.
Business credit is not one score but three bureaus plus FICO SBSS. Learn how PAYDEX, Intelliscore Plus, and Equifax Risk scores work, why the SBA sunset the mandatory SBSS for 7(a) small loans on March 1, 2026, and how to build all three profiles before you apply.
The FBI attributes over $3 billion in losses to business email compromise. Learn how BEC wire fraud works — vendor impersonation, CEO fraud, payroll diversion — and the verification controls that stop payments before they leave.
AB 1246 creates a Jan 1 2026–Jan 1 2027 pilot letting qualifying craft distillers ship spirits direct to California consumers — permits, limits, and bookkeeping.
The Delete Act's DROP platform went live Jan 1, 2026; brokers must process centralized deletion requests starting Aug 1, 2026 every 45 days, with 90-day determinations and 2028 audits. Learn the obligations.
Pay data reports for 2025 due May 13 2026 — 100+ employee employers must file pay, demographic and new work-pattern data with CRD; SB 464 adds 23 job categories from 2027.
SB 216 would have required every licensed contractor to carry workers' comp by Jan 1, 2026, but SB 1455 pushed universal coverage to Jan 1, 2028. Learn who must still prove coverage now and how to stay licensed.
Car wash cash flow margins 38–67% by format — flex 38–60%, full-service 35–58%, in-bay/self-service 50–67% — plus membership economics and bookkeeping.
