<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>48ag blog</title><description>Plain talk on running a $2-20M service business by the numbers: cash, margin, marketing, and the monthly review that ties them together.</description><link>https://48ag.com</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>The monthly operating review: how to run one without a board, a CFO, or a slide deck</title><link>https://48ag.com/blog/monthly-operating-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://48ag.com/blog/monthly-operating-review</guid><description>A monthly operating review is a one-page habit, not a private-equity ritual. Here is the format we use with $2-20M service businesses: what changed, why, and what to decide.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Operating reviews</category><category>operating review</category><category>monthly review</category><category>decision log</category><category>leadership alignment</category></item><item><title>Executive dashboard best practices: nine rules for owner-operators</title><link>https://48ag.com/blog/executive-dashboard-best-practices</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://48ag.com/blog/executive-dashboard-best-practices</guid><description>Most dashboard advice is written for analysts at big companies. Here are nine rules for a $2-20M service business that wants one screen the whole leadership team reads the same way.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Operating reviews</category><category>executive dashboards</category><category>KPIs</category><category>leadership alignment</category></item></channel></rss>