Doug Breaker
4 Posts
About the author
Doug bought Shoeboxed in 2025 after spending 15 years as a CEO for hire. He's worked at some great companies (and learned a lot from the ones that weren't so great). Now he's building something he actually owns, and doing something he loves - helping small business owners and entreprenuers stop overpaying on taxes and keeping more cash for themselves.
Small Business Tips - April 23rd, 2026
How to Stop Business Junk Mail (and Keep the Critical Stuff) DMAchoice, Informed Delivery, and CatalogChoice are built for consumers, not businesses. Here's why they miss your mail and the 7-step playbook that actually works.
Tax Savings - April 22nd, 2026
Free IRS Mileage Log Template (PDF, Excel, Sheets), Updated for 2026 Three free mileage log templates plus the exact four fields the IRS requires per trip. Print-ready PDF, editable Excel, or copy-to-Drive Google Sheets. Built for 2026 standard-mileage filers.
Small Business Tips - April 15th, 2026
How to Write a Check in 2026 (And Why I'm Still Teaching My Kids to Do It) A step-by-step guide to writing a paper check, written after my 14-year-old asked what a checkbook was. Plus who still uses checks, and why you probably will too.
About Shoeboxed - January 6th, 2026
SBA Loan Down Payment: How I Bought a $1M+ Business for 5% Down (And A Warning) Most people think you need hundreds of thousands in cash to buy a business. I bought Shoeboxed for 5% down using an SBA loan. Here's exactly how the deal worked—the seller financing, the standby note trick, and why the personal guarantee should terrify you. This is the real case study with a full breakdown of how I used an SBA loan to buy Shoeboxed.
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