Investor Updates: A Monthly Template That Works
A good investor update takes about an hour to write and pays you back for years. It keeps your backers informed, turns them into helpers instead of worriers, …
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How to Build a Simple Annual Budget
An annual budget does not need forty tabs, a finance degree or a consultant. For most small businesses, a simple annual budget is one page that answers three …
Key Person Risk: What Happens If You Cannot Work
If you broke your arm tomorrow, or needed six weeks off to look after a parent, what would happen to your business? For most small companies the honest answer …
Social Media Approval Workflows for Small Teams
When three people can post on your brand's accounts, someone eventually publishes a typo, an old price or a joke that lands badly. A social media approval …
How to Shut Down a Startup Responsibly
Closing a company you poured years into is one of the hardest calls a founder ever makes. Done in a rush, it can leave unpaid staff, stranded customers and …
How to Start a Real Estate Photography Business
Every property listing needs photos, and agents need them fast, bright and consistent. If you can deliver that reliably, a real estate photography business can …
Preparing for Investor Due Diligence
The term sheet feels like the finish line, but it is really the start of the closest look anyone has ever taken at your company. Investor due diligence checks …