The Monday.com Project Lifecycle Framework: An Overview

This guide is structured around a proven project management lifecycle framework adapted for Monday.com. Here's a quick map of what we cover in this tutorial:

1 - Intake & Initiation

Capture structured project requests using Monday WorkForms — with required fields, conditional logic, and multi-page forms.

2 - Planning & Structuring

Use automations to create project boards from templates, assign tasks, and set due dates — all triggered by a single status change.

3 - Closure & Archiving

Properly close out completed projects using Monday's archive feature — preserving data and severing live board connections safely.

Monday.com is a work management platform that gives small and mid-sized businesses real-time visibility into who is doing what, where projects stand, and where the team needs support; without the chaos of spreadsheets and email chains. In this guide, our Project Portfolio Manager Tish walks through the key features: My Work view, Workspaces, Boards, Monday Docs, multiple project views (Gantt, Kanban, Calendar, Workload), and Automations. Watch the full demo above and follow along below. 

If you own an LLC or corporation registered in North Carolina, there is a compliance deadline sitting on your calendar that you cannot afford to ignore: April 15, 2026. That is the date the North Carolina Secretary of State requires most business entities to file their annual report, and failing to do it does not just result in a fine. It can result in your business being administratively dissolved. 

We talk to business owners every day who didn't realize this deadline existed, didn't realize it applied to them, or assumed someone else was handling it. This post is our attempt to make sure that is not you. 

Not sure where your business stands? We'll check for you. Get a Free Compliance Review 

This guide covers the 2026 change Intuit QuickBooks made to the location of the backup and restore feature in QuickBooks Online Advanced. It explains where the feature used to be, where it is now, how to turn it on, how to run both automatic and manual backups, the difference between the three backup types, and how to restore a previous backup.

For businesses that sell, resell, manufacture, or distribute physical products, inventory typically represents the largest asset on the balance sheet. Yet inventory accounting remains one of the most misunderstood aspects of financial management. 

When inventory systems don't align with accounting platforms, the financial consequences compound quickly: distorted gross margins, inaccurate cost of goods sold (COGS), balance sheet discrepancies, and operational decisions based on unreliable data.

This guide explains how to capture, attach, and manage receipts in QuickBooks Online. It covers three ways to get receipts into QuickBooks; the mobile app camera, desktop file upload, and team email forwarding. Followed by how to review, categorize, and save each receipt correctly. The guide also covers attaching receipt images directly to transactions for audit purposes. Who is it for? Small business owners, bookkeepers, and office managers who use QuickBooks Online and want a cleaner, more organized system for tracking business expenses. 

Odoo 19 e-commerce, released September 2025 with refinements in the January 2026 Odoo 19.1 patch, introduces 10+ significant updates to the Odoo website and shop modules. Key features include a redesigned abandoned cart recovery system (targeting only future carts, not historical ones), click & collect with real-time per-location stock visibility, fully mobile-optimized product comparison, alternative product blocks with custom per-product titles, configurable extra checkout steps, wish list functionality, dynamic product option filtering (with auto search above 20 variants), white-box image magnification, unit-of-measure pricing, and payment method badge display throughout the purchase journey.

The 2026 tax calendar includes critical deadlines every business owner and individual must track. Key dates include April 15 for individual returns, quarterly estimated tax payments on April 15, June 15, September 15, and January 15, 2027, and January 31 for W-2 and 1099 distribution. Remember: extensions don't extend time to pay, just time to file.