How this is made
Where the guides come from, who stands behind them, and who pays for the site.
Who writes this
Every guide is published by Jason Dicken and carries his byline. Topics come from a plan he maintains, aimed at the decisions independent operators make repeatedly rather than at search volume alone.
How the guides are produced
Drafts are written with AI assistance against that topic plan and an editorial spec, then edited and published by the owner. The worksheets are generated by scripts kept in this project's repository, so the file you download matches the method the guide describes.
What we do not claim
These guides are operating advice from an operator, not legal, tax, employment or accounting advice. Wage, tax, licensing and food-safety rules differ by state and county and change often. Where a guide touches one of those, check it against your own jurisdiction or a qualified professional before you act on it.
How this site is paid for
Cobblestone POS, a product the owner builds, pays for this site. Sponsor placements are labelled Sponsor, their links are marked rel="sponsored", and they are the only advertising here. No guide's recommendation is sold, and no third party pays for placement or for a mention inside a guide.
Corrections
If something here is wrong, it gets fixed and the guide's updated date changes. Guides that have been revised show the revision date on the page.