Practical Small-Business Guides

How to Price Service Jobs for Profit

A practical framework for pricing service jobs: labor, materials, overhead, and margin. Learn how to stop undercharging with a simple formula.

Google Business Profile Checklist for Local Businesses

A practical Google Business Profile checklist: categories, service descriptions, photos, reviews, citations, and monthly maintenance to improve local visibility.

How to Stop Missing Business Calls

A practical guide to never missing a business call: missed-call texts, AI phone agents, lead capture, and follow-up systems for busy owners.

How to Get Your First 10 Customers

A practical guide to landing your first 10 customers: referrals, local visibility, simple outreach, and a fast follow-up system.

Local SEO for Small Businesses

A practical local SEO guide: Google Business Profile, citations, reviews, service-area pages, and monthly maintenance. No guaranteed ranking.

How to Choose a Business to Start

A practical guide to choosing the right business: matching skills, market demand, startup budget, and a simple validation test before you spend.

How to Calculate Your Real Startup Costs

A practical guide to listing real startup costs: equipment, licenses, insurance, marketing, and working capital — before you run out of money.

How to Follow Up with Leads

A practical guide to lead follow-up: response speed, sequences, missed-call text, estimate follow-up, and a simple system so no lead goes cold.

When to Hire Your First Employee

A practical guide to knowing when to hire: signs you are ready, whether you can afford help, employee vs. contractor, and onboarding for quality.

Google and Facebook Ads for Beginners

A beginner guide to Google and Facebook ads: what to expect, how to set a budget, track results, and avoid misleading reports from agencies.

How to Build a Simple Business Website

A practical guide to a simple, effective business website: pages, mobile-first design, calls to action, booking, trust signals, and speed.

How to Ask Customers for Reviews

A practical guide to getting more customer reviews: when to ask, what to say, where to send them, and how to respond — without buying fake reviews.

Monthly Business Review Checklist

A practical monthly checklist to review your numbers: revenue, leads, costs, reviews, pipeline, and the one thing to improve next month.

About Business Pro Course

Business Pro Course is a practical small-business education and execution platform by Hebner Solutions — a clear 100-step roadmap, tools, and a progress dashboard for $9.99/month.

Accessibility at Business Pro Course

How Business Pro Course approaches accessibility: readable text sizes, keyboard navigation, contrast, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Help and Support for Business Pro Course

How to get help with Business Pro Course: in-app support requests, billing, subscriptions, referrals, and account questions.

How to Start a Small Business in Texas

A Texas-specific startup guide: forming an LLC in Texas, the state sales tax permit, which trades need a TDLR or TSBPE license, and Texas franchise tax basics.

How to Start a Small Business in Florida

Florida-specific startup guide: forming an LLC on Sunbiz, the annual report deadline, sales tax registration, and which Florida trades need a DBPR license.

How to Start a Small Business in Georgia

Georgia-specific startup guide: forming an LLC with the Secretary of State, Georgia Tax Center sales tax registration, local occupational tax, and trade licenses.

How to Start a Small Business in North Carolina

North Carolina startup guide: forming an LLC with SOSNC, the $200 annual report, NC sales tax registration, and the $30,000 contractor license threshold.

How to Start a Small Business in Tennessee

Tennessee startup guide: forming an LLC through TNSOS, franchise and excise tax, the state business tax on gross receipts, and contractor licensing thresholds.

How to Start a Small Business in South Carolina

South Carolina startup guide: forming an LLC with the SC Secretary of State, SC Business One Stop, sales tax registration, and the low $5,000 contractor threshold.

How to Start a Small Business in Alabama

Alabama startup guide: forming an LLC, the annual business privilege tax, MyAlabamaTaxes registration, sales tax add-ons, and county probate filing requirements.

How to Start a Small Business in Louisiana

Louisiana startup guide: forming an LLC through GeauxBiz, sales tax with LaTAP, parish occupational licenses, and Louisiana contractor licensing thresholds.