A Simple Inventory Spreadsheet for a Small Shop
One tab, eight columns, a rule that turns low stock red and a count on a schedule. How to build a small…
Registering a Business in New York: Assumed Name and Sales Tax
New York asks for two registrations: an assumed name filed with the county clerk or the state, and a sales tax Certificate…
What a Health Inspector Looks at First
What a Suffolk County health inspector checks in a restaurant, how violations are sorted into risk factors, and the short list worth…
Google Business Profile or Yelp for a Restaurant
What Google Business Profile and Yelp let a restaurant owner control, why one listing gets the effort, and the stale-menu lesson behind…
Building a One-Page Website for a Small Business
What belongs on a one-page website for a small business, how Google reads the title and mobile layout, and when a single…
Pricing a Custom Product When Every Order Differs
How a small maker can price custom products: cost per unit, markup versus margin, and why limiting options makes every order easier…
A Weekly Cleaning Checklist for a Restaurant
New York's sanitary code sets cleaning minimums but no weekly schedule. A weekly restaurant cleaning checklist that fills the gap, with the…
Password Managers for a Small Business
Bitwarden and 1Password for a small business with several brands: how each organizes shared logins, what the tiers mean, and the one…
Why Every Kitchen Recipe Belongs on Paper
Why every restaurant recipe belongs on a written card: what standardized recipes control, the six parts a card needs, and how to…
Writing an Email Newsletter Issue From Scratch
How to write a small business email newsletter issue from scratch: one goal, CAN-SPAM basics, subject line, body order, testing and a…