Operations
What 100% Bonus Depreciation Means for Your Next Equipment Buy
Tanya Brooks · August 13, 2026
Small Business: Owners and Operations
Decisions that land on an owner's desk with no department to hand them to: pricing, hiring, leases, insurance, credit terms, and the cost cuts that do lasting damage. Each piece works from real figures at small-company scale. Written for owners, managers and advisers of firms under fifty staff.
Small Business
Why a Separate Business Bank Account Pays for Itself
Mixing personal and business money — commingling — costs you in audit exposure, LLC protection, tax prep fees, and hours you never bill for.
Priya Vaithilingam · July 23, 2026
Small Business
How Many Months of Expenses Should a Business Hold in Cash?
The personal-finance rule of three to six months translates badly to a business — the right reserve depends on how fast your revenue can stop.
Tanya Brooks · June 30, 2026
Small Business
LLC or Sole Proprietorship: The Tax Differences That Matter
An LLC is not a tax classification — it is a liability shell that borrows someone else's — and the distinction decides what you file, and what you owe.
Tanya Brooks · June 7, 2026
Small Business
Merchant Processing Fees, Itemized: Where Your Margin Goes
Every card sale pays three parties — the issuer, the network, and your processor — and knowing which fee is which is the difference between negotiating and guessing.
Tanya Brooks · May 16, 2026