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The 27 Questions to Ask Before You Sign a Small-Bay Lease
Questions to prepare for a lease review, covering the money, the building and the terms.Read guide THE SHOP MANUAL10
How Much Space Do You Actually Need?
Our sizing guide and worksheet walk you through footprints, clearances, work zones and room to grow.Read guide THE SHOP MANUAL06
The Right Fit-Out for Your Kind of Work
Auto shop, gym, fabrication, e-commerce or contractor? Find the specs for your trade.Read guide THE SHOP MANUAL05
What a Fit-Out Really Costs, Per Square Foot
Four spending tiers and a planning framework. Confirm costs with project-specific contractor quotes.Read guide THE SHOP MANUAL04
One United Price: How to Read an Industrial Lease
CAM, NNN, escalators: translated into one monthly price.Read guide THE SHOP MANUAL11
Amps, Phase & Voltage: Power for Your First Shop
What 200A three-phase actually runs, and what trips it.Read guide1 to 6 of 15 guides
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The library's job is to be useful, and sometimes useful means pointing away from us. These are the references our own team uses, kept current, linked without asking anything in return.
- SBA 7(a) & 504 loan programs (opens in a new tab)
- OSHA small-business resources (opens in a new tab)
- Commercial insurance glossary (opens in a new tab)
- EPA compliance assistance centers (opens in a new tab)
- Utility rebate directories (opens in a new tab)
- Leasehold improvement depreciation (opens in a new tab)
