Stories & notes
Notes from the road, lessons from owners who let us sit behind their counter, and practical guides on running a small shop well.
We looked at the credit books of 40 shops across three states. On average, a fifth of a month’s takings was sitting with customers — and nearly half of that had been forgotten entirely.
Guide · 6 min
The single most common mistake we see: a full cash box read as profit. A simple way to separate the two, on paper or in the app.
2 July 2026
From the road · 5 min
Trust, time and language — in that order. Why we rebuilt the daily book after this trip.
21 June 2026
Guide · 4 min
Four numbers from your own records that answer the question better than instinct does.
9 June 2026
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Free to begin, no card, no paperwork. Set it up once and close your first book this evening.
