Small Business IT Resource Center

Practical IT guides, checklists, and templates for small businesses.

Find the right next step for Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, employee access, cybersecurity, documentation, onboarding, offboarding, and technology cleanup.

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Most small business owners do not start with a technical category. They start with a problem. Use these paths to find the guide, checklist, or next step that fits what you are dealing with.

Popular small business IT guides

These guides answer common questions from small businesses, office managers, nonprofits, and growing teams that need practical IT help.

Free downloads and templates

Use these checklists, spreadsheets, and templates to organize your business technology.

New Employee IT Setup Checklist

Prepare accounts, devices, licenses, applications, email, and first-day access.

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Employee Exit IT Checklist

Remove access, recover equipment, reset passwords, and protect business data.

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Small Business Password Policy Template

Set password, MFA, and password manager expectations.

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Microsoft 365 Admin Access Review Template

Review admin roles, license assignments, and risky access.

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Google Workspace Shared Drive Review Checklist

Check file ownership, shared drive permissions, and old accounts.

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Monthly IT Review Checklist

Review accounts, backups, devices, renewals, and open issues.

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Device Inventory Spreadsheet

Track computers, phones, tablets, serial numbers, users, and status.

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Vendor and Software Tracker

Track subscriptions, renewal dates, owners, and support contacts.

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Backup Testing Checklist

Confirm backups exist, test restores, and document recovery steps.

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Phishing Readiness Checklist

Review email security, reporting steps, and suspicious link response.

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Resources by role

Choose the role closest to your situation. Each path points to practical resources based on the problems that role usually handles.

For Business Owners

Security basics, account access, backups, vendor risk, IT planning, and technology cleanup.

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For Office Managers

New hire setup, passwords, shared files, software tracking, employee exits, and support requests.

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For Nonprofits

Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, shared accounts, volunteer access, donor data, and documentation.

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For Retail Teams

Point-of-sale support, user accounts, shared devices, Wi-Fi, payment security basics, and vendor tracking.

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These guides are useful on their own, but they can also help you decide when it is time to bring in outside IT support.

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Browse practical small business IT articles by topic. This section replaces the duplicate article library and keeps one organized list.

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Security and Workspace Resources

New security and Google Workspace resources

Practical guides for small businesses and nonprofits that need safer workflows, cleaner access control, better documentation, and more organized Google Workspace administration.

Business Process Security for Small Businesses

Learn how everyday workflows, shared passwords, file sharing, access approvals, former employee accounts, and missing documentation can create security risk.

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Google Workspace Admin Controls for Safer Docs and Drive Sharing

Review Google Drive sharing, shared drives, Google Docs access, admin roles, former user cleanup, Chrome extensions, and account security settings.

Read the Google Workspace Guide