Guides
What a Small Team Actually Pays for Software in 2026
We priced a complete small-business software stack from 23 vendors' official pages, at 1, 5, 10, and 25 people. Real totals, renewal traps, and where the money leaks.
The Small-Business Security Stack: What You Actually Need
The five security layers a 1–25 person business actually needs, in order, with free options at every layer — and the things you can safely skip.
The Access Teardown: Removing a Former Employee's Access
A one-hour runbook for shutting off every account, file, and subscription when someone leaves a small business — including the five things everyone forgets.
Cloud Storage Is Not a Backup (Here's the Difference)
Google Drive and OneDrive sync your mistakes as faithfully as your files. What sync actually protects you from, what it doesn't, and what a real backup adds.
The Cyber-Insurance Readiness Guide for Small Teams
Your insurer or a big client sent a security questionnaire. Here's what each question actually means, how to satisfy it at 1–25 people, and how to produce the evidence.
The Security Checklist for Consultants (Your Own Practice)
The checklist for securing your own consulting practice: client files, email, contracts, and the laptop everything lives on. Solo or five-person firm.