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INCBOOK • SMALL BUSINESS TAX • 2026 The IRS Quietly Raised Business Mileage to 76 Cents Are you using the wrong rate for 2026? This year has two business-mileage rates,…

INCBOOK • BUSINESS FRAUD • 2026 The Top 10 Business Scams in the Age of AI The old scams did not disappear. They got better. Here are the payment requests,…

INCBOOK • SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTING • 2026 The SBA Bonding Shortcut How a small contractor can compete for a $9 million job — even when conventional surety markets will not…

INCBOOK • AI AT WORK • 2026 Your Employees Are Using AI Anyway The 15-minute Shadow-AI Audit for small businesses — find the AI tools already inside your workflow, draw…

INCBOOK • SMALL BUSINESS SECURITY • 2026 CEO Impersonation, Fake Invoices and ACH Fraud: What Small Businesses Need to Check A 10-minute payment verification system for small businesses — built…

Small Business Technology Audit I tend to get skeptical when a company can name every AI subscription it pays for but cannot tell me which one actually changed a number…

Hiring Decision I think owners get this one wrong because they compare the cleanest number on each side: salary against invoice. The real decision starts after both of those numbers.…

2027 Solo Company Report I think the real change is not that AI suddenly lets one person do everything. It is that a founder can now postpone hiring for a…

AI Entrepreneur Opportunity Report I think the easiest money in AI over the next few years may belong to people who stop trying to invent another AI product and start…

Small Business Financing Report I tend to get cautious anytime a financing offer is described mainly by how fast the money arrives instead of exactly how much cash leaves the…

```html Small Business Financing Report I think the dangerous financing product is usually the one whose repayment math looks easiest at the moment the owner needs cash. One product can…

```html Solo Founder Operating Report I think the smartest use of AI for a solo founder is not pretending you suddenly have 12 employees. It is figuring out which 12…

Commercial Insurance Brief Cyber insurance was built around intruders, stolen credentials and compromised systems. The awkward new question is whether it still responds when the thing causing the loss is…

2026 Small Business Insurance Report I think this is one of those rare insurance markets where a cheaper renewal quote should make an owner ask for more rather than simply…

2026 Small Business Insurance Report I think this is one of those rare insurance markets where a cheaper renewal quote should make an owner ask for more rather than simply…