Actions you can take NOW to improve your Small Business – Small Business Show Episode 286

There is one powerful way to improve your Small Business that we talk about frequently on The Small Business Show: taking ACTION. When you step away from talking and set your ideas aside to take action, you will set in motion powerful waves of awesomeness throughout your Small Business. In this episode, your hosts Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean, discuss some of their favorite action items that can have an immediate and powerful positive impact on your business.

Join us as we share the actions we use ourselves, and as we introduce a brand new verb that we think you should start thinking about!

• 00:00:00 Small Business Show #286 for Wednesday, July 22, 2020
• 00:02:16 Our new Publishing Business — Small Business Guides
  • Mistakes, The Foundation of Your Small Business
  • Change the Cover
• 00:06:59 Don’t Forget to Humble Yourself 
• 00:08:33 Sharing Actionable Tips
• 00:09:34 Shannon Tip #1: Get Up and Walk Around
  • “What would make your work better?” and then Implement
  • Either implement or empower the employee to implement
• 00:14:36 Dave Tip #1: Check your bank account balance every day
  • That which is monitored is managed.
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• 00:22:11 Shannon Tip #2: Get Your Story Out There
  • Create your own robust library of content to increase your credibility
  • Start it as a Facebook post, then put it on your own website instead!
  • Grammarly will set you free!
• 00:27:11 Dave Tip #2: Hack Your Brain, Let Your Calendar Run Your Life
  • You can decide what future-you does!
• 00:30:23 Shannon Tip #3: Control Your Business’s Social Media
  • Create a Facebook Business Page
  • Create a LinkedIn Business Page
    • TechDefenders LinkedIn Page
  • Claim Your Google MyBusiness Page
• 00:33:06 Dave Tip #3: Stop trusting your memory
  • You won’t remember to do something later. Trust us!
• 00:37:17 Shannon Tip #3: Turn “Small Business” into a verb
  • Make it an action!
• 00:41:58 SBS 286 Outtro

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