Episodes

You have a successful Small Business, but want to increase revenue, expand your brand awareness and create new revenue streams. This week on the Small Business Show, your hosts Shannon Jean and Dave Hamilton talk about ways to expand your business, your brand and your income. Listen in and then meet us at the Small Business Support Group to get Read more

Happy New Year, everyone! As we take a day to enjoy celebrating the beginning of the new year with our families, we share one of our favorite episodes from 2017 with you. Happy New Year everyone! Are you a Closer? On the Small Business Show, we often say that all business owners are in the Customer Service business – but, we’re Read more

As the saying goes: “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” The same can be said of Small Business owners. If you don’t give yourself the time and permission to relax, regroup and re-energize, you are going to limit your performance and impact your Small Business in a negative manner. Join your hosts Shannon Jean and Dave Read more

Defining what success means to you is a critical part of developing a system to achieve what you want, both in your Small Business and personal life. On this episode of the Small Business Show, join your hosts Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean as they discuss how to develop a system to achieve your definition of success. Listen in to Read more

As we wrap up another awesome Small Business year, it’s time to revisit those tasks and opportunities to take advantage of before we close out December. On this episode of the Small Business Show, your hosts Shannon Jean and Dave Hamilton share their strategies for closing out the year on a high note. Taking care of things that need to be dated Read more

Hundreds of Small Business owner guests on the Small Business Show have been asked this same question: What is the best mistake you have ever made? A mistake that taught you the most, something you remember to this day? Join us for episode 250 of the Small Business Show where we sample and discuss lessons we have learned from our Read more

You have heard your hosts Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean repeatedly discuss the power of optimism, of creating your own Success Story and embracing the power of yes to create a system of success. But what about failure? Are we shortchanging ourselves and other business owners by neglecting to focus on our failures? Discussing our failures is a way to Read more

Simple marketing messages resonate with your potential customers. They allow you to connect with a customer and promote your brand. But the power of simplicity goes way beyond just marketing. Today on the Small Business Show, your hosts Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean, discuss three areas that benefit dramatically from simplicity: Getting Started, Customer Choice, and Internal Policies and Procedures. Read more

Join us today on the Small Business Show to learn how to manage a one-way contract situation. Dave Hamilton shares his experience when negotiating a vague contract and why you might not want to help make the contract better. Listen in as Dave uses Pacing and Leading persuasion techniques to learn more about the person he is signing the contract Read more