Money Basics
New to the money side? Start here — separate your accounts, see what's really happening, and price so you actually get paid.
- Stop mixing business and personal money: The first real money move isn't fancy — it's a separate bank account. When business and personal money share one account, you can't tell if…
- Know what's coming in and going out: You can't manage what you can't see. You don't need accounting software on day one — you need a simple, honest record of money in and money…
- Set money aside for taxes before it bites you: The most common gut-punch for a new owner is a tax bill for money they've already spent. Nobody withholds taxes for you now — that's your…
- Busy isn't the same as making money: Plenty of owners are slammed with work and still broke. The reason is the gap between three different things: revenue (what comes in),…
- Price so you actually make money: The most expensive mistake a new owner makes is pricing by copying a competitor or guessing what feels fair. Your price has to cover your…
More playlists on money
- Cash is Tight This Week: Collect what's owed and raise your floor — two moves that buy you breathing room fast.
- Take Control of Your Money: Got the basics handled? Go further — know your numbers cold, build a cushion, and keep more of every dollar.
- Fund Your Business: Need money to start or grow? Figure out how much, learn your real options, build business credit, and find the right lender.
- Get Funding-Ready: Turn a nervous ask into an approval: know what lenders check, understand SBA loans and grants, and steer clear of the money that sinks businesses.
- Taxes, Demystified: The thing everyone dreads, in plain English. What you owe, when it's due, and how to keep it from biting you.
- Scale Up Your Business: Ready to grow bigger? Know when you're truly ready, fund it without sinking, add capacity without breaking, protect your profit, and build systems so it doesn't all rest on you.
- Buy or Sell a Business: Grow by buying instead of building, weigh a franchise, or plan the exit that pays you back. Vet a deal, value and fund it, and get your own business ready to sell.
- Protect & Recover From Disaster: A flood, hurricane, fire, or storm closes more small businesses than any recession. Prepare before, insure against the real gaps, move fast after, tap SBA disaster loans, and reopen stronger.
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