SMALL BIZ PIVOT

Small Biz Pivot: The newsletter for business owners who hate fluff. Get actionable strategies, real-world case studies, and quick pivots to boost your revenue this week.

Aug 15, 2026

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JOE KORMAH

Financial Fundamentals for Non-Finance Founders

Jul 24, 2026

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3 min read

Financial Fundamentals for Non-Finance Founders

You can build a beautiful product, run excellent operations, and delight every customer — and still go out of business because you don't understand your financials. This is not a drill.

JOE KORMAH

Marketing That Actually Works for Small Businesses

Jul 23, 2026

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3 min read

Marketing That Actually Works for Small Businesses

You've tried posting on Instagram every day for three months. You have 847 followers, four of whom are bots and one of whom is your mom. Time for a different framework.

JOE KORMAH

Jul 22, 2026

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3 min read

Building Operating Systems That Scale

Your business runs entirely in your head. This is efficient in the same way that storing all company data on one unbacked up laptop is efficient: works great, until it doesn't.

JOE KORMAH

Jul 21, 2026

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3 min read

Customer Retention & Loyalty

You spent $400 acquiring that customer. They bought once, had a fine experience, and you never contacted them again. Excellent strategy.

JOE KORMAH

Taxes and Compliance for Small Businesses

Jul 15, 2026

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3 min read

Taxes and Compliance for Small Businesses

The IRS does not care that you didn't know. It also doesn't care that you were busy. It cares about the money, and it will get the money.

JOE KORMAH