Starting a Business
Startup costs, the right legal structure, and Maryland funding that fits.
Maryland Startup Cost Estimator
Select your business type, Maryland location, and team size. Get an itemized cost breakdown tailored to your specific scenario.
Maryland Entity Recommender
Five questions on ownership, liability tolerance, revenue, investors, and mission. We recommend the right Maryland entity (LLC, S-Corp election, C-Corp, nonprofit, etc.) with rationale and trade-offs.
Maryland Funding Match Quiz
Six questions on stage, sector, and use of funds. We point you at the Maryland funding programs most likely to fit — TEDCO, MSBDFA, MEDAAF, EARN MD, SBA, BDC.
Planning & Check-Ups
A plan on paper, a quick read on where your business stands, and how to get the most from a CBC session.
Business Plan Outline Generator
Answer five questions about your business and purpose. We generate a structured business plan outline with section prompts. Downloadable as text.
Business Health Quiz
10 questions across Operations, Communications, Legal & Finances. Get a scored assessment and personalized CBC recommendations.
Consultation Readiness Checklist
Complete this interactive checklist before your CBC session. The more prepared you are, the more value you'll get from every minute.
Pricing & Finances
Know your numbers: what to charge, when you break even, and what an investment returns.
Service Pricing Calculator
Enter your target take-home, overhead, billable utilization, and margin. We back out the minimum hourly, project, and retainer rates you need to charge.
Break-Even Calculator
Enter your fixed costs, price, and variable cost per unit (or hour). See your monthly break-even volume, contribution margin, and what profit looks like at 0.5x, 1x, 1.5x, and 2x break-even.
ROI Calculator
Estimate the return on a business investment or consulting engagement with a quick, scenario-based calculator.
Operations, Payroll & Compliance
Maryland filings, the true cost of a hire, and a consistent client onboarding.
Maryland Compliance Tracker
Pick your entity and county. Get every Maryland filing for the year — SDAT, MD income tax, sales tax, UI, county license — with a one-click download to your calendar.
Maryland Payroll Cost Calculator
Enter base salaries. We add the real cost of hiring in Maryland — FICA, FUTA, MD UI, workers' comp, benefits — and show loaded cost per role.
Client Onboarding Checklist Generator
Pick your service type, engagement model, and payment terms. We generate a sequenced onboarding checklist you can copy or download as text.
Marketing & Growth
See how customers find you online and what each new customer is worth.
Website Report Card
Enter your web address and get a graded report card in about 30 seconds — how you look on Google, how easy you are to reach, and what's quietly costing you customers. Built on real research, not marketing folklore.
CAC / LTV Calculator
Plug in marketing spend, new customers, ARPC, gross margin, and churn. Get CAC, LTV, LTV:CAC ratio, payback period, and a verdict on whether your unit economics work.
AI for Your Business
Practical, plain-English guides to putting AI to work. Independent guides; not affiliated with Anthropic.
Five Jobs to Give Claude
Five practical jobs to hand an AI assistant this week, with copy-ready prompts written for your business. Works on the free plan. An independent guide; not affiliated with Anthropic.
Which Claude Model Should You Use?
A plain-English guide to Haiku, Sonnet, Opus and Fable: what each is good at, where it falls short, and a finder that picks one for your task.