Getting your business noticed is a constant challenge. Where do you advertise? What’s the best way to connect with potential customers, and how do you maximize your limited advertising dollars to help grow your Small Business? I have asked myself these questions over and over with each Small Business that Read more…
Cash is the lifeblood of every Small Business. Without enough cash, or enough data to manage your cash flow decisions, your Small Business is not going to succeed. We are always looking at new tools and techniques to help us understand what is going on with our cash situation – tools Read more…
There are not many places I enjoy more than hiking along a river with a fishing pole or sitting in a duck blind with friends. Since I also love Small Business, I am always interested in meeting people that have created businesses in the outdoor space. Bringing together a love Read more…
We love learning about things we know nothing about. With both of your hosts having been with their spouses for decades, the world of online dating is a mystery to us. And while that’s a good thing for us, it seems like online dating apps have taken over the world Read more…
Education is ripe for disruption. In K-12 public school systems that have bloated administration and teachers that never have enough funding to properly run their classrooms and the cost of college increasing exponentially and saddling young people with massive debt as they are just started out. Today we are excited Read more…
We are firm believers that all Small Businesses should create a private “board of advisors” to help you build a more robust system for achieving success. One of the most important people on that board is your attorney. Today we are excited to be joined by Scott Reib, an attorney Read more…
We love to check back in with previous guests to see what they are up to, how their businesses are doing, and what new projects they are working on. Today we have a serial entrepreneur that has been on the show previously to talk about his experience and his latest Read more…
Our listeners may not know that both Dave and I have sons that just graduated High School and are headed to college in the fall. We have both discussed the lengthy process of getting everything prepared to help our kids be successful when applying for and ultimately choosing a college. Read more…
I recently heard a quote from a successful business owner this week that went something like this: “Hire an assistant and double your income.” I thought about this and realized it encapsulates so much about creating a system to allow you to get outside of your business to focus on Read more…
Small businesses have been hit so hard during the Covid lockdown – but maybe none as much as personal services like barbers, salons, and gyms. Today on the show we have a guest that specializes in implementing systems specifically for gyms, personal trainers, CrossFit, yoga studios, and more. I couldn’t Read more…
We’ve been focusing on the power of Systems on recent episodes of the Small Business Show and I’m excited to bring another perspective to the conversation with our guest today. Systems are what allow your Small Business to adapt and succeed. They also allow you to expand your business beyond Read more…
Your hosts Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean both subscribe to Scott Adams’ philosophy of Systems over Goals. Systems give you open-ended processes that you adjust over time to continually learn and succeed. When we were contacted by Ravi Abuvala from Scaling with Systems, we knew our listeners would benefit from Read more…