It’s December, and if your business doesn’t yet have a budget for the upcoming year, you’re not alone. Many small business owners either delay the budgeting process or skip it altogether, relying on gut instinct and last year’s numbers to guide them forward. But here’s the truth: it’s never too late to build a budget. Even if…

For many small businesses, IT support is something that only comes to mind when something breaks. A printer stops working, the Wi-Fi goes down, or a suspicious email gets clicked—and suddenly, it’s all hands-on deck. However, in today’s digital environment, being reactive with your IT isn’t just inefficient—it’s risky. At Behney Management Strategies, we don’t sell IT…

This month, Lily took to the skies—literally!  Thanks to a family friend who’s a private pilot, Lily had her first-ever experience flying in a small plane. Leading up to the flight, there was a lot of conversation about how this would go, as Mom’s personal flight anxiety started to drift into Lily’s perceptions. Regardless, Lily’s…

If you want to improve a process, you first have to understand it—and that starts by documenting it. At Behney Management Strategies, we work with business owners who are often running lean, juggling growth, and relying heavily on institutional knowledge. But as teams grow and expectations rise, verbal instructions and tribal knowledge become liabilities. That’s…