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We feature licensed professionals and experienced business writers who help owner-led small businesses make better decisions. Share your expertise in a short interview, or pitch a piece of your own.

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“When Should a Small Business Hire an Accountant?”

When owners should bring in accounting help, the most common and costly financial mistakes, and what to look for before hiring an accountant.

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Ways to contribute

Three ways to take part

Expert perspective

For licensed and experienced professionals: CPAs, attorneys, lenders, insurance, HR and marketing pros.

A 15-minute call or five emailed questions. We write it up, and your quotes appear in a clearly labeled Practitioner Perspective section.

Write for the Review

For business writers, authors, researchers and educators.

Pitch a topic. Accepted pieces follow our editorial standards: every claim cited, plain English, and steps an owner can take this week. Groundwork edits and fact-checks every piece.

Suggest a topic

For anyone who hears the same small-business question again and again.

Tell us the question owners keep asking you. If we research it, we'll credit you for the idea.

What you get

Credit where it’s due

  • Contributor credit with your name, credential and firm
  • A link to your website
  • A contributor profile on The Groundwork Review
  • A finished piece you can share with your clients and network
  • No cost, ever

Our standards

How we keep it trustworthy

  • We never charge to be featured, and we don't sell placements or links.
  • We verify credentials before publishing (for example, CPA licenses through CPAverify).
  • You approve your quotes before anything goes live.
  • Groundwork editors fact-check and edit every piece, and we may decline any submission.
  • Contributions must be original and educational, not a sales pitch.
  • Contributor views are general information, not legal, tax or financial advice for any specific business.

See our full editorial policy.

How it works

Four simple steps

  1. Send a requestTell us who you are and what you'd like to contribute.
  2. We review itWe check fit and credentials and reply by email.
  3. Interview or draftA short call or written questions, or your draft for editing.
  4. You approve, we publishYou sign off on your quotes, then the piece goes live with your credit.

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