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(Originally published during 2017-2019, evergreen content) Mark Asquith is a seasoned entrepreneur who has built three globally successful businesses, whilst also failing twice and burning out at least once (depending who you talk to!). The 7 Minute Mentor is a podcast that slots in around your current listening habits, with no heavy time requirement but with a focus on clear, concise action delivered in Mark's trademark straight-talking style.There's little doubt that we ALL strive for exce ...
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The How of Business - how to start, run and grow a small business - is a weekly show for aspiring Entrepreneurs and existing Small Business Owners. If you are looking for actionable advice, tips and techniques on how to start (including launching or buying your first small business), run and grow your small business, this is the podcast for you! In each episode we either discuss a business topic, or interview an existing small business owner or business service provider. The How of Business ...
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How the Savannah Bananas baseball team stand out and get noticed with guest Jesse Cole. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/r180-stand-out-get-noticed/ Instead of traditional marketing methods, Jesse applies unconventional promotional tactics that are fun and attract attention and a loyal following of fans. You might be thinking, what…
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Objection Handling – how to handle objections when selling, although these tips can apply to any situation when you are handling or responding to objections in your small business. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/516-objection-handling/ Topics discussed on this episode include: What is Objection Handling? Top 3 Common Reasons for …
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Scaling Tiege Hanley, a direct-to-consumer men’s skin care product company, with co-founder Kelley Thornton. Show Notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/515-kelley-thornton-scaling-tiege-hanley/ Kelley shares his entrepreneur journey, and how he launched and scaled Tiege Hanley (starting at 15:11) - providing "Uncomplicated Skin Care for Men"…
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Fixing vs Solving Small Business Problems - how to identify and resolve the root cause of problems in your business, instead of just fixing the symptoms. Show Notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/r200-fixing-vs-solving-problems/ This is a re-release of Episode 200 of The How of Business podcast with additional new content and edits. On this…
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How do we create extraordinary places for our customers, clients, patients, staff that support the growth of our small business? Show Notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/514-kevin-kelley-extraordinary-places/ Kevin Kelley is with us today to share his thoughts and insights on how to create extraordinary places that help us connect with peo…
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Fractional CFO – how and when to hire a fractional CFO to help you grow your small business, with guest Dan DeGolier. Show Notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/513-dan-degolier-fractional-cfo/ When and why should you engage a Fractional or Outsourced Chief Financial Officer (CFO)? What are the services a fractional CFO can offer your small …
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“Brand Films” or videos, how to create and use them to grow your small business, with award-winning filmmaker Maxwell Frost. Show Notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/512-maxwell-frost-brand-films/ Maxwell shares his entrepreneur journey, and his current focus which is teaching businesses how to make 3-15 minute “brand films” with your smar…
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How to connect for sales success with entrepreneur and sales expert John Humphrey. John explains why sales success is directly related to the depth and breadth of our relationships and our desire to help others. Show Notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/511-john-humphrey-connect-for-sales-success/ Connecting is more than just traditional ne…
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Top 7 Small Business Start-Up Mistakes and how to avoid them and launch a successful business, with Henry Lopez. Show Notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/510-7-startup-mistakes/ How to identify and avoid or minimize some of the most common small business start-up mistakes. Henry shares his top 7 common small business mistakes to avoid, so …
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Finding your identity is your path to finding personal and small business success. Hosts Henry Lopez and David Begin discuss how to find your multidimensional identity. Show Notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/509-finding-your-identity/ Is your personal identity predominantly based on being the Small Business Hero or the Successful Serial …
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How Bad Bosses ruin lives and Great Bosses enrich lives and lead the growth of a small business, with guest Debra Corey. Show Notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/507-debra-corey-bad-bosses/ Debra Corey is back on the show to share insights and highlights from her new book, “Bad Bosses Ruin Lives - The Building Blocks for Being a Great Boss…
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Legal considerations of buying and selling a small business with Danya Shakfeh, a mergers and acquisitions attorney. Show Notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/507-danya-shakfeh-legal-considerations-buying-small-business/ Attorney Danya Shakfeh shares insights and general guidelines, from a legal perspective, about buying or selling a small …
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Learn the fundamentals of budgeting for small business. How to create an operating expense budget for your small business, with host Henry Lopez. Show Notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/506-budgeting-fundamentals-small-business/ Why should you create an operating budget, and how to create an annual budget that helps you maximize profitabi…
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Justine shares her experiences and insights from selling her small business, a successful bookkeeping business. Show notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/505-justine-lackey-selling-her-business/ Justine Lackey is back on the show to share her experiences from selling her successful small business, and how she is currently helping people run…
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How to create an Annual Strategic Plan for your small business, with host Henry Lopez. Why you should create a strategic plan at the start of the new year and how to do so. Show notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/504-annual-strategic-plan/ Henry shares best practices and tips and walks through the 10 steps to create your strategic plan – …
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How Adam Siegel launched Recurate, a tech-enabled resale service that empowers brands and retailers to establish their own integrated resale platforms directly on their e-commerce sites. Show notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/503-adam-siegel-fashion-resale-business/ From Aerospace Engineering to starting a business in the fashion resale …
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Business owners share their Small Business Success Highlights, and host Henry Lopez shares popular resources from The How of Business. Show notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/502-business-success-highlights-pt2/ On this special episode Henry Lopez (Serial Entrepreneur, Business Coach, and Host of The How of Business podcast) shares some i…
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CPA Matt Chiappetta shares Year-End Tax Considerations for Small Business Owners (starting at 10:00). Show notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/501-matt-chiappetta-tax-considerations/ Matt is Henry's CPA, and he is excited to have him on the podcast to share his tips and advice on year-end tax planning for small business owners. He also sha…
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Featured business owners share their Small Business Success Highlights, and host Henry Lopez shares popular resources from The How of Business. Show notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/500-business-success-highlights/ On this special episode Henry Lopez (Serial Entrepreneur, Business Coach, and Host of The How of Business podcast) shares s…
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From auto garage owner to becoming a hair replacement entrepreneur, Helena Gibson shares her inspiring journey. Show notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/499-helena-gibson-hair-replacement-entrepreneur/ Helena is a highly successful serial entrepreneur, operating several businesses in the cosmetology and hair loss industry. The global hair …
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How to price your product or service. Henry Lopez shares the fundamentals of pricing your products or services to operate a profitable small business. Show notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/498-pricing-fundamentals/ Downloads available on the show notes page: Pricing Fundamentals for Small Business Owners Priceless BizNotes How do you pr…
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Workers' Compensation Insurance for small business owners with Kevin Ring. Understanding and managing Workers' Compensation Insurance is crucial for small business owners, balancing both employee safety and benefits, and the financial impact on a small business. Show notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/497-kevin-ring-workers-compensation/ …
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5 Reasons You're Causing Chaos in your small business with Henry Lopez. To avoid or fix a chaotic business environment requires multiple approaches, but perhaps nothing is more important than asking ourselves (and perhaps our partners and leaders) if we are the primary cause of the chaos. Show notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/496-5-reas…
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The process and benefits of Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Certification (starting at 11:52) to help grow your small business with Sheena Thomas. Show notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/495-sheena-thomas-mwbe-certification/ Sheena is a 25-year supplier diversity program and diversity certification program professional. A…
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Public Relations for Small Business with Megan Bennett. Megan shares her experiences and tips for using Public Relations to promote and grow a small business. Show notes page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/494-megan-bennett-public-relations/ Megan has been on the Light Years Ahead Public Relations team for over 20 years. She started working at L…
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