Small Business Show

Should your Small Business make loans to employees that are in a bind and if so, what policies and procedures do you need to put in place to protect yourself? And creating your own reality is great, but what about the reality of not being able to pay your bills? Join us today for a […] The post Listener Questions about Employee Loans and Alternative Finance Sources – Small Business Show 240 appeared first on The Small Business Show.

Every Small Business moves through cycles. From Creation, launch, growth and the grind, are you ready to adapt your skill set to each cycle? On this episode of the Small Business Show, we will explore each of these business cycles and more while we highlight the opportunities and pitfalls of each. Join your hosts Dave […] The post Adapting to Business Cycles – Small Business Show 239 appeared first on The Small Business Show.

What is Intentional Tension and how can you use it to achieve more with your Small Business? Join your hosts Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean for this episode of the Small Business Show to hear why introducing Intentional Tension to your company culture can increase productivity and produce higher quality results. We also discuss why […] The post Intentional Tension and When People Quit! – Small Business Show 238 appeared first on The Small Business Show.

As regular listeners know, we recently welcomed Mint Mobile on to the show as a sponsor. What they don’t know is before those sponsor spots started, we met with Mint Mobile’s Chief Marketing Officer, Aron North and we were so impressed with the story of Mint and how it began that we have asked Aron […] The post Mint Mobile: Chief Marketing Officer Aron North on Small Business Show 237 appeared first on The Small Business Show.

Join us today as we welcome Garry VonMyhr, Co-Founder of Tech Defenders, Mobile Defenders and Genius iPhone Repair to discuss his journey starting and running multiple businesses in the mobile electronics space. We all know that mobile devices, phones, laptops, and tablets are critically important in the business and educational markets as well as our […] The post Interview with Garry VonMyhr from Tech Defenders – Small Business Show 236 appeared first on The Small Business Show.

Mastering accountability for yourself is critically important for the success of your Small Business. Now it’s time to teach the same skills to your employees and contractors to create a culture of accountability that will lead to your inevitable success. Part 2 in our series on Accountability, today on the Small Business Show your hosts […] The post Teaching Employee Accountability – Small Business Show 235 appeared first on The Small Business Show.

Have you found the Small Business Show useful? You can give a little love back to the show by leaving a quick review for us. It has a tremendous impact and could be the most powerful thing you do today. Thanks! Being focused on accountability is a powerful way to steer yourself and your Small […] The post Accountability Leads to Success – Small Business Show 234 appeared first on The Small Business Show.

For Small Businesses, making the sale is only half the battle. How we handle things after the sale is crucial to developing customer loyalty and encouraging repeat buyers. Today on the Small Business Show, your hosts Shannon Jean and Dave Hamilton discuss four after-sale situations where you have a chance to impress your customer, build […] The post Building Customer Loyalty and Repeat Buyers – Small Business Show 233 appeared first on The Small Business Show.

One of the most challenging times when developing a new product or service or when starting a new business is when you are close to being ready to launch. You are at the 80-90% completion point, but you just want to make a few changes, add another feature, run one more test.  This is the […] The post Delivering a Minimally Viable Product – Small Business Show 232 appeared first on The Small Business Show.

Are you maxing out rewards programs for hotels, airlines and credit card companies for your Small Business? You should be and today on the Small Business Show we share a few examples of why you’re missing out on some big benefits if you ignore these programs. Join your hosts Shannon Jean and Dave Hamilton for […] The post Rewards Programs, Vetting Potential Partners, and Sexual Harassment – Small Business Show 231 appeared first on The Small Business Show.

Continuing with our series on subscription-based businesses, we’ve been fortunate to meet some very smart folks that have started or transitioned to a subscription model for their product or service. This week, we get to learn from a founder that created a business to help others succeed in the software and subscription market. Paddle was […] The post Interview with Christian Owens Co-Founder of Paddle – Small Business Show 230 appeared first on The Small Business Show.

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Are Podcasts a good marketing tool for your Small Business? Can you connect with your customers on a different level by hosting your own Podcast and if so, how do you get started? Join us today on this episode of the Small Business Show to find out about this topic and more. Podcasts are increasingly […] The post Using a Podcast as a Marketing Tool – Small Business Show 228 appeared first on The Small Business Show.

We constantly talk about maximizing our time on the Small Business Show and how using our time wisely is one of the key aspects of being successful as a Small Business owner. Automating processes and using tools to manage repetitive actions is part of a system to increase your productivity each day. Today, we get […] The post Interview with Greg Scown of Smile Software – Small Business Show 227 appeared first on The Small Business Show.

What’s in a name? Everything when it comes to your company or brand! As founders, owners, and stewards of Small Businesses, we all know how important your company or brand name is. Joining us today on the Small Business Show, Mike Pile, Founder of Uppercase Branding discusses his own business as well as sharing tips […] The post Branding and Naming Strategies with Mike Pile of Uppercase Branding – Small Business Show 226 appeared first on The Small Business Show.

Using persuasion techniques when working with customers and your employees can help everyone get the results they want. Specifically, using Pacing and Leading can help you build empathy and create a connection between people that then allows you to achieve a positive outcome. “Pacing builds trust because people see you as being the same as […] The post Positive Influence by Pacing and Leading – Small Business Show 225 appeared first on The Small Business Show.

Being proactive when communicating with your customers helps to build trust and credibility. What happens when your customers find out about bad news before you tell them? Join your hosts Shannon Jean and Dave Hamilton for this episode of the Small Business Show to hear a great example of what NOT to do when things […] The post Communicating with Customers and Cross Promoting – Small Business Show 224 appeared first on The Small Business Show.

We all have an inner judge that can help us or hold us back. Our subconscious mind is constantly absorbing information and playing it back to us, sometimes reminding us of our successes, but often replaying our failures and sabotaging our success.  Can we focus the power of our subconscious to help us succeed? Damn […] The post Focusing Your Subconscious to help you succeed – Small Business Show 223 appeared first on The Small Business Show.

There’s a procrastinator in all of us. When it comes to Small Business, putting things off can create problems, but it can also create opportunities. Join us today for episode 222 of the Small Business Show to hear how you can overcome this natural tendency and take advantage of the opportunities it creates. Join your […] The post Overcoming and Finding Opportunities in Procrastination – The Small Business Show 222 appeared first on The Small Business Show.

Marketing your business online, whether on search engines or social media can be challenging. There are so many platforms, where do you focus most of your energy? How do you measure results and what tactics have the biggest impact with a limited marketing budget? Today on the Small Business Show, we’re going to answer those […] The post Interview with Kirk La Sala – Digital Marketing Expert – Small Business Show 221 appeared first on The Small Business Show.