Operations — The mechanics that turn a business into a business.
Pricing, margin math, payroll, the weekly rhythm. The unglamorous operations work that decides whether you've got a job or a company.
This week's pick: How to Calculate Your Real Profit Margin
Gross, contribution, operating, net — what each tells you, the COGS adjustments most owners miss, and the number that actually predicts whether next month is fine.
All Operations guides
- How to Price Your Services (Not the Race-to-Bottom) (INTERMEDIATE · 8 MIN). The target-margin method, the value-based alternative, and the pricing sheet that makes the conversation short.
- How to Run Payroll for a 3-Person Company (INTERMEDIATE · 7 MIN). The tool, the filings, the cadence — what to set up once so you don't think about it again.
- How to Forecast Cashflow 13 Weeks Out (ADVANCED · 10 MIN). The weekly template, the inputs that matter, and the one cell that tells you when to pull the brake.
- How to Set Up Net 30 Terms Without Getting Burned (INTERMEDIATE · 6 MIN). The deposit rule, the credit check, and the late-payment escalation that works.
- How to Track Cost Per Unit in a Service Business (INTERMEDIATE · 8 MIN). The hours-to-deliverable math that turns hand-wavy services into priced products.
- How to Decide What to Stop Doing (INTERMEDIATE · 6 MIN). The 4-quadrant revenue-effort chart that reveals what's secretly subsidizing everything else.
- How to Raise Prices Without Losing Clients (INTERMEDIATE · 7 MIN). The 10% rule, the grandfathering clause, and the email that actually gets a yes.
- How to Build a Weekly Operating Rhythm (BEGINNER · 5 MIN). The Monday number review, Wednesday delivery check, Friday cash call — 90 minutes a week, everything stays on.
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- How to Calculate Your Real Profit Margin
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- How to Forecast Cashflow 13 Weeks Out
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