Posts tagged: operations
Why We Default to DigitalOcean for New Businesses
The infrastructure decision that costs the most is not the one you pick. It is the one you cannot understand.
Why We Use BlueVine for Business Banking
Most new businesses open accounts at a big retail bank because it is familiar. The interest is near zero and the wire fees are real. What we found when we looked for something better.
QuickBooks vs. Wave: The Accounting Decision for a Company Without a CFO
Wave is free and works. QuickBooks is not free and handles considerably more. When each is the right choice and the specific point where we outgrew Wave.
Cloudflare Before You Need It
The free tier does more than most businesses realize, and the time to set it up is before something goes wrong. By the time you need it, you will not have time to set it up.
The Google Infrastructure Every New Business Needs
Before you spend money on ads or SEO, there is a set of free Google tools that form the baseline of any legitimate online presence. Most businesses set them up late, piecemeal, and pay for it in missing data.
Bookkeeping vs. Accounting: The Distinction That Costs You When You Miss It
Bookkeeping is recording what happened. Accounting is interpreting what it means. New businesses routinely get one and expect the other. What falls through the gap.
Business Insurance: What You're Actually Buying
General liability, professional liability, a business owner's policy, workers' compensation. Each covers a different risk. What each type actually does and the failure mode of assuming one covers another.
Why We Use Gusto for Payroll (And What We Checked Before We Decided)
Gusto handles federal and state payroll filings, direct deposit, new hire reporting, and year-end W-2s. What we looked at before choosing it, what it does well, and what it doesn't handle.
Why We Use Stripe for Payment Processing
Stripe is not the cheapest option for every business. For a new company that needs to accept payments online, handle subscriptions, or issue invoices, it is what we reach for and why.
What a Vendor Contract Needs to Say (That a Vendor Contract Never Says)
The standard vendor contract protects the vendor. What to look for before you sign, what's worth negotiating, and the provisions that matter most for software and services agreements.