The Right Hand blog
Notes on running a small business with your eyes open.
October 2026
The five numbers every owner should see before coffee
You don't need forty charts. You need five numbers and someone to tell you which one moved.
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How to collect the money you've already earned
Late invoices are a growth problem in disguise. Here's a simple routine to get paid faster without losing customers.
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Stop the leaks: price rises, subscriptions and overtime
Small businesses rarely lose money in one big hit. They lose it in quiet leaks nobody checks.
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Your managers already know the news. Ask them.
The best early warning in your business is the people running it. Here's how to turn their updates into action.
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Why 'Act, Watch, Good' beats a wall of charts
Status isn't a color on a graph. It's a word, a reason and a next step.
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Grow without hiring first
Before you add people, get more out of the customers, hours and prices you already have.
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