For entrepreneurs, not startups

The stuff every business needs.
That nobody bundles.

Practitioner knowledge. Government grants you can actually find. Compliance that doesn't require a CPA. One ecosystem for the 33 million US small businesses that everyone else forgot.

33M
US small businesses
$0
Spent on real tools
1
Platform that gets it

Everyone builds for tech founders. Nobody builds for the person opening a plumbing company in Texas.

The mentor problem

Retired execs who last ran a business in 2008

SCORE gives you 11,000 volunteers. Most are retired. Their advice is dated. You need someone running a business right now, who dealt with the same chaos last Tuesday.

The grant problem

Billions in grants. Scattered across 50 state websites.

Federal, state, local. Each with different eligibility. Different deadlines. Different portals. You'd need to check 15 websites weekly to find what you qualify for.

The compliance problem

1099s, LLCs, insurance. It shouldn't require a law degree.

IRS enforcement is tightening. LLC formation costs vary wildly. Business insurance is a maze of referrals. You just want someone to say "do this, then this."

What's inside

Five tools. One ecosystem. Zero retired bankers.

Everything a real business owner needs to stop Googling and start executing.

01
Practitioner Vault
Raw video blueprints from business owners who are doing it right now. Not TED talks. Not theory. Specific patterns from specific industries: how they got their first 10 customers, how they survived year two, what they'd do differently.
02
Grant Navigator
A searchable database of state and federal grants for small businesses. Filter by state, industry, business stage, and eligibility. Stop checking 15 websites. Check one.
03
Chaos Sessions
1:1 troubleshooting calls with active business practitioners. Not coaching. Not mentoring. Direct, messy, real-time problem-solving with someone who gets it because they're living it.
04
Compliance Suite
Automatic generation of 1099-NEC tax forms. LLC formation checklists by state. Step-by-step compliance guides that don't assume you have an accountant. Because most of you don't, and that's fine.
05
Service Marketplace
Vetted referrals for business insurance, incorporation services, and the other things you shouldn't cheap out on. Every provider is reviewed by real users. No sponsored placements.

What others offer vs. what you actually need.

What exists today

Retired mentors giving general advice
LLC formation as a standalone product
Grant databases with no guidance
Tax software built for freelancers
Generic business courses

What TableStakes delivers

Active practitioners sharing real playbooks
Full compliance stack in one place
Grants matched to your business
1099-NEC and LLC tools built for owners
Chaos Sessions when you need them most

The missing middle finally has a home.

You're not a tech startup. You're not a Fortune 500. You're the backbone of the American economy, and you deserve tools that were built for how you actually work. TableStakes is that platform.