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October 16, 2026
Software Vendor Evaluation Scorecard: A Practical Framework for Comparing Development Partners
## What Is a Software Vendor Evaluation Scorecard? (And What It Should Tell You in 30 Seconds)
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Operational Tools for Schools: What They Are and Which Ones Actually Reduce Admin Work
Operational tools for schools are software systems built to manage the administrative and logistical work of running a school, distinct from the instructional tools teachers use in the classroom. The category covers scheduling, enrollment,
Read more →October 5, 2026
How to Rescue an Abandoned Software Project
Most teams assume an abandoned software project is a lost cause the moment they inherit one. That assumption is usually premature. At BLP, we've found a rescue is possible in the majority of cases, provided three conditions can be confirmed
Read more →September 30, 2026
What Seven Shipped Products Taught Me About Small-Team Development
## Seven Products, One Pattern: The Core Lessons Small Teams Can Steal
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What Is a Website Back Office? A Plain-Language Definition for Small Business Owners
## What Is a Website Back Office?
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How Schools Can Replace Fragile Spreadsheet Workflows
## What Actually Replaces a School's Spreadsheet Workflow?
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Building Reliable Software for Small Teams Under Tight Deadlines
## How Small Teams Can Build Reliable Software Under Tight Deadlines
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How to Rescue an Unfinished Software Project: A Practical Recovery Framework
Most unfinished software projects can be rescued. That's the direct answer. But it comes with conditions attached, and they're not negotiable. Rescue is viable when a few things are true: the codebase can actually be pulled up, run, and ass
Read more →September 18, 2026
How to Create a Single Source of Truth From Disconnected Systems
A single source of truth, or SSOT, is what you get when data from every disconnected system a business relies on gets pulled into one authoritative, automatically updated location that all downstream reports and decisions reference. It's no
Read more →September 15, 2026
How We Built an SEO and GEO Content Platform
## What Is an SEO/GEO Content Platform and Why Did We Build One?
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