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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…

Small Business Acquisition Report I think some of the best acquisition opportunities of the next decade may come from owners who built solid local businesses but never built a sophisticated…

2026 Cyber Insurance Buyer Report I think this is one of those unusual insurance markets where a lower renewal quote should make an owner ask for more, not simply celebrate…

Manufacturing Finance Report The new SBA ceiling is less about borrowing more and more about financing each part of an expansion with the right tool A manufacturer can now potentially…

Working Capital Risk Report I think some of the most dangerous growth problems show up in businesses that are profitable on paper but still have to finance every new customer…

Business Acquisition Deal Terms I tend to pay almost as much attention to the seller note as the purchase price because a few lines of repayment language can change the…

Business Acquisition Finance Report The purchase price is only half the deal I tend to look at the financing structure almost as closely as the purchase price when evaluating a…

2026 Manufacturing Ripple Report I tend to watch the businesses surrounding a factory almost as closely as the factory itself when manufacturing activity starts accelerating. More factory orders can create…

2026 SBA Acquisition Finance Report Buying the company and the real estate just became a much more interesting financing puzzle SBA's new combined 7(a) and 504 policy can give qualifying…

2026 Expansion Finance Report A project does not have to become cheaper to become affordable again Lower financing costs can reopen expansion plans that failed the math when rates were…

Defense Contractor Cyber Spending Report The CMMC pause did not erase the security requirement. It changed the procurement question. Small defense suppliers should keep protecting sensitive information while taking a…

AI Phone Readiness Report Do not test the perfect call. Test the call that ruins somebody's afternoon. The best AI receptionist is not the one that sounds most human during…

Louisiana Business Profile A sign company built around the part most customers never see Behind the finished channel letters, monument signs, lobby graphics and illuminated storefronts is a much larger…

AI Discovery Report Search is becoming a conversation and small businesses can appear inside the answer Google still matters enormously. The change is that customers increasingly have other places to…

Second Stage Growth Report Five employees can still feel like a team. Twenty-five starts to feel like infrastructure. The cost jump is not only additional salaries. Growing companies begin buying…